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Tuscan ArchipelagoBesides Elba,
other islands in the Tuscan Archipelago in order
of size are: The
island of Giglio Giglio Castello, the small storic centre of the island, is found at an altitude of 400metres. The small fortress was constructed during the Pisan era and afterward, reinforced by the Tuscan Grand duke's nobels in an effort to defend the island from pirate attacks. At the foot of the great walls is the island’s
main town, characturised by long stairways, intriguing
alley ways and narrow streets. Port Giglio is
the island's antique fishing village and the commercial
heart of the island with shops, restaurants, offices
and pastel colored seaside houses.
Inaccessible for both natural and legislative reasons, Montecristo is infact morphologically simular to a rocky cone, with a steep coast line that drops dramatically into the deep colbalt blue sea that surrounds the island. Montecristo is a natural reserve.
With vulcanic origins, Capraia is
predominantly mountainous with a steep coastline
and a wealth of typical Mediterranean vegetation. The
island of Giannutri The
island of Gorgona
This island's territory is comprised of a flat, even surface, the highest point being no greater than 27 metres. The island was used until recently as a maximum security prison, making the island almost completely inaccessible. Even navigation within one nautical mile of the island was forbidden until recently, most likely contributing to the preservation of the island's natural patrimony, on the actual island itself and in the sea that surrounds her. |
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