Making the most of Porto Ercole
Use these notes to shape a realistic day ashore, then confirm any time-sensitive information for the date of your call.
Arriving at the port
Porto Ercole meaning "Port Hercules", is a town located in the municipality of Monte Argentario, in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany.
This is a tender port.
It’s a very picturesque marina with sidewalk boutiques, cafes and restaurants.
Getting around
The historic core is enclosed within its walls, which were erected by Siena in the Renaissance, on pre-existing structures.
The Palace of the Rulers overlooks the picturesque Piazzetta Santa Barbara, which overlooks the harbor. The building, built in the sixteenth century, preserves the facade in Renaissance style of the past. The building housed the Spanish rulers, and at the opposite end of the square on the side that looks towards the sea, is the fifteenth bastion of Santa Barbara.
Nearby places
The country around is dominated by the mighty fortress Aldobrandesca, a fortification built on several occasions between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance around existing structures.
Money
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