Port of Puntone di Scarlino, Maritime port in Puntone di Scarlino, Italy.
The port of Puntone di Scarlino lies in the bay of Portiglioni, in the municipality of Scarlino. It has 960 berths: 580 in the marina and 380 along the port channel, for vessels from 10 to 36 metres with a draught of up to 4 metres. The main harbour building houses the Yacht Service and the Club Nautico di Scarlino.
The location corresponds to the ancient Portus Scabris mentioned in Roman writings, which functioned as a trade hub for iron ore from Elba Island. This importance as a commercial center extended across several centuries of antiquity.
The port's name recalls Portus Scabris, the Roman harbour cited by Livy in the bay of Portiglioni. The many archaeological finds unearthed while the modern marina was being built formed the core collection of the Museo archeologico di Portus Scabris, which takes its name from that ancient port.
The port lies in the Bay of Portiglioni at Puntone di Scarlino, with 580 berths in the marina and 380 along the port channel. Berths take vessels from 10 to 36 metres with a maximum draught of 4 metres. Yacht Service and the Club Nautico di Scarlino operate in the main harbour building.
The memorial stone with Garibaldi's bas-relief stands opposite the port entrance, not at the embarkation point; it was placed on 2 September 2007 by the association Il Risveglio di Cala Martina to recall the summer of 1849, when Garibaldi embarked from the nearby Cala Martina.
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