THE'Elba Island, or more affectionately theElba, it's a little daydream of the sea. It's jagged coasts, water of a thousand colors, And beaches, coves, inlets, but also delightful villages, hills, mountains, mines, excellent wines, great story, great culture.

Part of theTuscan Archipelago - the largest marine park in Europe which includes jewels such as the Lily, Montecristo, Capraia, Giannutri -, with his 224 km2 Elba is the third largest Italian island after the unattainable Sicily And Sardinia.

The third largest island in Italy

Compact, yet large in its own way, it is a microcosm of pure beauty which lives a life of its own and has always attracted everyone's attention, since ancient times.

The Etruscans he Romans they appreciated her for her iron deposits and for the thermal mud, as demonstrated by the remains of two splendid patrician villas.

The Volterraio Castle it is instead the testimony of an intense medieval period.

Here Napoleon he retired into exile after the hard Leipzig defeat and the Treaty of Fontainebleau, becoming king for a few months and bringing great innovations.

Here Victor Hugo He spent a year of his early childhood acquiring the local dialect. From here he started Alexandre Dumas père to the discovery of Montecristo which will provide the natural setting for its namesake Count.

Elba Island, a paradise just a few kilometers from the coast

Very close to Piombino, on the coast, the island of Elba is a proud piece of Tuscany in the middle of the sea in which are set treasures and gems that perhaps not even the Elbans themselves know fully.

The extraordinary variety of seabeds makes it a snorkeling paradise; thick woods which climb up reliefs of considerable height, such as the Mount Capanne (1019 m above sea level), make it that of the trekking and of the mountain bike.

Portoferraio, Capoliveri, the sunsets on the Saracen tower of Marciana Marina, Rio Marina, Porto Azzurro, the road that leads from Marciana to Cabbages passing through Saint Andrew, are worth the price of the ferry alone.

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