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 | | Napoleon's two homes can be visited: one, the Palazzina Napoleonica dei Mulini, which he created out of two windmills, situated near the Forte della Stella, Portoferraio and the other, 6km (4 miles) away, the Villa Napoleonica di San Martino, which he set up as his country seat. |
 | | Particularly notable are the ancient Etruscan city walls, the Piazza IV Novembre with the Cathedral, the Fontana Maggiore (Great Fountain) and the Palazzo dei Priori, the town hall, which also houses Umbria's National Gallery with its collection of paintings by Pietro Vannucci, Piero della Francesca, Pinturicchio, and Beato Angelico. |
 | | The economy is based on the production of citrus fruit, almonds, olives, vegetables, wine (including Marsala), wheat and beans, together with mining, fishing (anchovies, tuna, cuttlefish and swordfish) and the raising of sheep and goats.The capital, Palermo, is a splendid city in a grand style, opulent, vital, full of remarkable architecture, particularly Norman and Baroque. |
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