Forte San Giorgio

Fort San Giorgio dates back to 1540 and was built on the basis of a previous 12th century Pisan fort destroyed by the corsair Dragut. It is located in the high ground and near the port of the Island of Capraia. Until the early eighteenth century, the structure hosted the entire population of the island. During the nineteenth century, some buildings of the East Wing of the fort were destroyed, causing victims among the inhabitants and causing the destruction of the Women's Quarter.