Any province with a port is valuable to me for the potential income in sea trade. They start out crappy, but they can make a lot of money in the long run. A few have decent resources too, like that silver deposit on Cagliari.
As mentioned above, if you have a strong navy then they're easier to hold onto. I never plan for an expansion strategy that involves working in the central Med area, without a navy to back it up.
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