Saturday, January 3, 2009

Island Prison

Patrol boat to Gorgona island, port of LivornoA patrol boat of the Italian Penitentiary Police exiting the harbor, probably directed to the penal colony of Gorgona, an island in the Tuscan Archipelago about 37 km west of Livorno.Gorgona island mapGorgona is still an administrative division of the municipality of Livorno, but access to the island for not residents is allowed only with the permission of the Italian Justice Department.

External links: Gorgona - Tuscan Archipelago (Wikipedia)
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3 comments:

Saretta said...

Hi! Just discovered your blog...welcome to city daily photo!

Glad I'm not taking a ride on that boat!

abc said...

Hi, just found your blog through the CDP update overview. I like the interesting background info that goes with the pictures. Keep it up! Kind regards.

Stefan Jansson said...

You should ask your friend with all the keys. I'm sure he can get you to and from the island without too many problems!