1986 View of Forte Falcone, Portoferraio and Villa dei Mulini

Sunday challenge - Every Picture Tells a Story.

Lay day in Elba (30 March 1986). Walked up to Napoleon's house, Villa dei Mulini, and then to Forte Falcone. Magnificent views.

Our 1986 Antibes to Sicily YCA 'French Connection' Delivery Cruise. Moody 34 Yacht 'Pagoda'

Built in 1548. Fort Falcone has an area of 2360 square metres, and along with Fort Stella and the Linguella Tower, is one of the three "backbones" of the defence system of Cosmopoli (the name given to Portoferraio by Cosimo l) Cosimo 1 de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany 1519-1574
www.infoelba.com/island-of-elba/places-to-see/forts-fortresses/falcone-fort

The Palazzina dei Mulini, (the yellow building on the left) also known as the Villa dei Mulini, was one of Napoleon Bonaparte's two residences in Portoferraio during his exile on the island of Elba (May 4, 1814 - February 26, 1815). It was primarily intended for the exiled emperor's public and ceremonial life, while his private life was spent in the nearby Villa di San Martino.

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