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Anderl
June 14, 2022
Hiking
small winding old town on the slope above the port, sporty climb over many old steps to the lighthouse with the fortress.
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•Patrick
July 28, 2025
Hiking
Strolling through the streets of Porto Ercole, don't miss the gateway to the historic center, topped by the Clock Tower, as well as the 16th-century Palazzo dei Governanti, which offers spectacular views of the small square and the Bastione di Santa Barbara.
Porto Ercole is also famous for being the place where Caravaggio died in 1610: a monument in the historic center commemorates his final years as a fugitive.
(c) visittuscany.com/it/citta-e-borghi/argentario-porto-ercole
Porto Ercole is also famous for being the place where Caravaggio died in 1610: a monument in the historic center commemorates his final years as a fugitive.
(c) visittuscany.com/it/citta-e-borghi/argentario-porto-ercole
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