Porto Ercole is an Italian town located in the municipality of Monte Argentario, in the Province of Grosseto.
It is one of the two major towns that form the township, along with Porto Santo Stefano. Its name means "Port Hercules".
✅ Porto Ercole was first mentioned in 1296, when Margherita Aldobrandeschi, countess of Sovana, ordered the construction of a tower named Torre di Terra, the oldest core of the town.
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Illegal #Trawlers Are No Match for #Undersea #Sculptures | WIRED UK

"#CasaDeiPesci has now placed enough #AntiTrawling obstacles to reach from #PortoSantoStefano to the #OmbroneRiver—a distance of some 20 nautical miles, or 37 km—meaning that some 137 km2 of #Posidonia meadow and #FishHabitat are now #protected. “'It’s small,' says #Fanciulli. But it’s still remarkable given the lack of any official backing or #funds."

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/underwater-sculptures-stopping-trawling