PIAZZA BOVIO (BOVIO SQUARE)

FROM THIS UNUSUAL SQUARE, WHICH FACES THE SEA, IT IS POSSIBLE TO ENJOY THE VIEW OF THE ISLE OF ELBA AND THE TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO. ITS ORIGIN, DATING BACK 11th CENTURY, WAS FAVOURED BY THE MONASTERY OF "S.GIUSTINIANO A FALESIA", WHICH SUPPORTED, IN THAT TIME, THE WORKING DEVELOPMENT. IT WAS BUILT BY KEEPING TO THE ORIGINAL CONFORMATION OF THE ROCKY SPUR THAT RISES FROM THE SEA AND PUTTING UP THE TOWERS AND THE FORTRESS.


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