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Island of Elba De Laugier Barracks
The De Laugier Barracks was built at the behest
of the Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici in 1562
that turned the ex San Salvatore convent in a barracks that would
host the headquarters of the Order of the Knights of
Santo Stefano. Located along Salita Napoleon, 5 minute
walk starting from Piazza Cavour in the historic
centre of Portoferraio. Passed the City Hall
(ex-biscuit factory), you reach a small hill on the left, which
opens onto a large square in front of which stands the ancient
barracks.
With the transfer of the Order in Pisa, the palace was entrusted
to the Franciscans, till the French occupation period when it was
turned into a barracks.
Currently it has become the Cultural and Congress Centre
de Laugier, named after Cesare De
Laugier, officer who served Napoleon. On the ground
floor of the palace you can admire a Renaissance porch that
overlooks the patio where at centre is located a well. Spaces
that once were occupied by tanks, have been converted into rooms
that now host exhibitions, conferences and other events. On the
upper floor, there is the conference room, the Foresiana
Library and the Foresiana Art
Gallery.
The suggestive structure offers in it a cosiness environment,and
often hosted wedding events.
Pinacoteca Foresiana
It houses the Elban intellectual Mario Foresi’s art private collection, given to Portoferraio.
Foresiana Library
It houses more than 20.000 books, including those donated by Napoleon and by the intellectual Mario Foresi to Portoferraio commun.
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