Thursday, October 8, 2009

Castello del Boccale

Boccale castle, LivornoThe stretch of coastal road from Livorno to Quercianella follows the ancient Roman route of the “Via Aurelia” and is known as “Il Romito”. The “Castello del Boccale” (Boccale Castle) lies off the road, few miles south of Antignano, in a place called “Cala dei Pirati” (Pirates Cove) or “Boccale”.Boccale castle, LivornoBuilt as an old Medicean watchtower, it was transformed in a Neo-Medieval residence at the end of the 19th Century.Boccale castle, LivornoAfter a long period of neglect, the building was recently restored and divided into apartments. A small tower built in the park is used for storage. I'd like to thank my friend Paolo who drove us along the coast.

See also:
Torre di CalafuriaCalignaiaCastel SonninoGreen Lizard's Bay
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31 comments:

  1. AndreeaOctober 8, 2009 at 12:25 AM

    Looks very picturesque, very beautiful. Nice weather for October, I see lots of people sunbathing on the rocks.

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  2. GunnOctober 8, 2009 at 1:03 AM

    What a nice place and beautiful building!

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  3. HildaOctober 8, 2009 at 1:14 AM

    Very impressive location! I imagine that those apartments must be expensive. Who wouldn't want to live in a castle with a magnificent view?

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  4. LowellOctober 8, 2009 at 2:09 AM

    This is a bit different for you...and I really like it. A fascinating building...wonder what those apartments are like. I can imagine they are very, very expensive!

    Beautiful photos, VP... In the last one it appears a young couple is gathering the sun's rays!

    What a wonderful drive that must have been. Kudos to your friend, Paolo!

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  5. AnonymousOctober 8, 2009 at 2:55 AM

    That is just gorgeous. I love it. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. JamesOctober 8, 2009 at 3:05 AM

    That looks like a wonderful places.
    Your pictures show it in all of it's glory on the cliff.

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  7. brattcatOctober 8, 2009 at 4:52 AM

    Magnificent. Imagine what it would be like to live in such a place. It makes me dream.

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  8. jooOctober 8, 2009 at 9:38 AM

    I would do with apartment in place like that:)
    It's perfectly situated Castello!

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  9. VPOctober 8, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    @ Hilda - This is the castle shown in the left painting of your My Manila post about the Cafe Puccini.

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  10. Unseen RajasthanOctober 8, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    What a beautiful and lovely shot !! Location is amazing !! Great post..Unseen Rajasthan

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  11. Cezar and LéiaOctober 8, 2009 at 1:35 PM

    wow It's wonderful! And look at that view, stunning blue ocean!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Léia

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  12. B SQUAREDOctober 8, 2009 at 2:31 PM

    I especially like the sunbathers. A beautiful place to swim, also.

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  13. Lee SpanglerOctober 8, 2009 at 2:56 PM

    This building and the location are just stunning. And . . . too weird. I swear I didn't look at it before making today's Astoria post!!! So add one more to my list: Italian pseudo-medieval mansion on the coast. So there's a technicality. Your corner cupolas reach the ground.

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  14. IlseOctober 8, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    I can definitely see myself living here.

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  15. Benikos placeOctober 8, 2009 at 4:21 PM

    Very impressive castle!!!and very nice szhots :)

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  16. Luis GomezOctober 8, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    Vogon, these photos are beautiful! Yeah, it would be pretty cool to own an apartment there.

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  17. PatyOctober 8, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    very nice post and pictures! full of history and natural beauty.

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  18. Mary Stebbins TaittOctober 8, 2009 at 9:06 PM

    A stunning photo and a grand spot to live.!!! Super! I love it--were there pirates at Pirate's cove?

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  19. cieldequimperOctober 8, 2009 at 9:06 PM

    Postcard stuff. What a view and imagine watching the sea for invadors... from Corsica. No, sorry, I got that wrong! ;-) So now you've duplicated the blog into Italian, how did you do that? And I like the new header.

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  20. VPOctober 8, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    @ ciel - More postcard stuff coming...
    To duplicate the blog you have to create a new one, copy the HTML of the images and write the new text. You are already doing the second part, which is the more boring.
    For the old posts you could export/import the whole blog to the new one and simply delete the English text.

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  21. stromsjoOctober 8, 2009 at 11:25 PM

    An apartment in a castle, what'll they think of next! Mowing the lawn doesn't seem to be much of a problem either. Well done, Paolo.

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  22. EllieOctober 9, 2009 at 12:35 AM

    Not too shabby :) I like the pirates touch of the story!

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  23. CopenhagenOctober 9, 2009 at 7:57 AM

    I'd love to have an apartment there...it must be magical?!

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  24. WolynskiOctober 9, 2009 at 10:03 AM

    That's some apartments - wow. Italy is so beautiful.

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  25. KcalpeshOctober 9, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    I absolutely love anything that's close to a beach or any water body! These are some really breathtaking shots!

    - Pixellicious Photos

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  26. UnknownOctober 9, 2009 at 2:51 PM

    Gorgeous little castle and what a location!

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  27. cieldequimperOctober 9, 2009 at 7:57 PM

    @ VP: No, that's too complicated for me! ;-)

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  28. amatamari©October 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    The Tirrenian coast is one of best things in Italy!
    Thanks for this wonderful series!

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  29. Stefan JanssonOctober 10, 2009 at 5:53 PM

    Fantastic view, a great building and excellent photos. I'm running out of superlatives so I will stop here.

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  30. HildaOctober 11, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    Oh, you're right! I'd forgotten about that link you sent.

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  31. TinsieOctober 13, 2009 at 12:49 PM

    Fab shots! I'd love to visit this place one day :-)

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