{"id":692,"date":"2015-04-14T22:27:11","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T20:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coop-era.it\/?post_type=project&p=692"},"modified":"2015-04-14T22:30:35","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T20:30:35","slug":"le-fortezze-del-monte-argentario","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/project\/le-fortezze-del-monte-argentario\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fortresses of Monte Argentario"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting from March 2015 Coopera<\/strong>, in collaboration with colleagues from the cooperative The Footsteps<\/a><\/strong>, has been awarded the tender for the management of the two main Fortresses of Monte Argentario<\/strong>\u00a0as well as the related ones Tourist Information Points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The splendid view of Monte Argentario that can be enjoyed from Forte Stella<\/p><\/div>\n

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There\u00a0Spanish Fortress<\/a><\/strong> Of Porto Santo Stefano<\/a><\/strong> and the Fort Stella<\/a><\/strong> Of Porto Ercole<\/a><\/strong>, built between the end of the 16th century and the first half of the 17th century, are part of that marvellous system of fortifications created after the birth of the Royal State of Spanish Garrisons<\/strong>, a nucleus formed by the will of the King of Spain Philip II<\/strong> after the annexation of the Republic of Siena<\/strong> to the Duchy of Tuscany<\/strong> in 1557.<\/p>\n

There Spanish Fortress <\/strong>dominates the historic center and defended the town of Porto Santo Stefano<\/strong> from frequent raids by Turkish pirates.<\/p>\n

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The bulk of the Spanish Fortress of Porto Santo Stefano<\/p><\/div>\n

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The building, now perfectly restored, houses two permanent exhibitions <\/strong>of considerable importance. The exhibition \u201cSubmerged Memories<\/strong>\u201d contains the main findings of Underwater Archaeology<\/strong> with finds recovered in the waters of theGiannutri Island<\/strong>, in the'Giglio Island<\/strong>\u00a0and along the coast of theArgentario<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The Maremma coast seen from the terraces of the Spanish Fortress<\/p><\/div>\n

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Two further rooms house the small museum dedicated to the "Master Shipwrights<\/strong>\u201c, the shipwrights who still today build wooden boats of extraordinary beauty.<\/p>\n

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The Fort Stella<\/strong>, located in the hills surrounding the village of Porto Ercole<\/strong>, is a wonderful example of fortified architecture from the early 17th century. Its unique star-shaped layout is nestled in a landscape and natural setting of rare beauty. The structure hosts various temporary exhibitions.<\/p>\n

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Forte Stella stands out between the blue of the sky and the sea<\/p><\/div>\n

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For further information and details on the visiting hours of the Fortresses and on the events that will be organised, consult our Facebook Page<\/a> or the website of the Municipality of Monte Argentario<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We look forward to welcoming you to discover the magic of a corner of paradise...<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A partire dal mese di Marzo 2015 Coopera, in collaborazione con i colleghi della cooperativa Le Orme, si \u00e8 aggiudicata il bando per la gestione delle due principali Fortezze del Monte Argentario\u00a0oltre che dei relativi Punti di Informazione Turistica.     La\u00a0Fortezza Spagnola di Porto Santo Stefano e il Forte Stella di Porto Ercole, costruite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":693,"template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"project_category":[49,14],"project_tag":[29,24,25,27],"class_list":["post-692","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-valorizzazione","project_category-turismo","project_tag-fortezze-monte-argentario","project_tag-maremma","project_tag-musei","project_tag-turismo-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":698,"href":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/692\/revisions\/698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=692"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}