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Elba

Description: Elba is an island in Tuscany, Italy, 20 km (or 12 miles) from the coastal town of Piombino ( 42°44′N, ... more

Elba ... 10°22′E). It is the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago, and the third largest island in Italy after Sicily and Sardinia. Elba and the other islands (Gorgona, Capraia, Pianosa, Montecristo, Giglio and Giannutri) of the Tuscan Archipelago are protected in the National Park of the Tuscan Archipelago. The French island of Corsica lies about 35 km to the west. In Italian it is called Isola d'Elba.

Newest Review: ... we were able to look across the bay to Portoferraio, the busiest town on Elba. In the evenings, sitting there sipping chilled white wine, the view at sunset was spectacular. Behind our little village, about 3km east of Portoferraio, on high sit the very suggestive ruins of an ancient castle. Nobody seems to know its history. It sits up there, unreachable, mysterious, seemingly hiding one or ... more

... two secrets. We tried to reach it one day but without success. Apparently, you can’t unless you’re some sort of expert rock-climber. You can get reasonably close as the crow flies to take some photos. The Castello del Volterraio is surrounded by ...more

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Elba: A Tuscan jewel in the Tyrrhenian Sea (1770 words)
by - written on 23/05/06 (Very useful, 1276 readings)
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From Piombino, below Pisa and near Livorno, we took the car ferry 10km across to Portoferraio, the deepest port in the Mediterranean, on the Island of Elba. It was June, the perfect season to visit the island which can fill with Italians in July and August. August is a definite no to go there – endless queues in supermarkets and road accidents are frequent due to the narrow winding roads. It was hot, but not too hot – ranging from 20°C to 30°C. Being an island there’s always a breeze and the evening temperatures are cooler and this means you can sleep. It’s not uncommon to see 1 or 2 fierce storms called ‘temporali’ but as the name implies they last for a ... Read the complete review