A practical guide to the Island of Elba with suggested itineraries, practical information and addresses.
The Tuscan Archipelago is Italy's first major marine park and the largest protected area in Europe's seas. Legend has it that the Venus of the Tyrrhenian Sea, as she emerged from the waters to embrace the horizon, lost seven pearls from her necklace. They fell into the sea and gave birth to the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago: Gorgona, Capraia, Elba, Pianosa, Montecristo, Giglio, and Giannutri. Each island is different from the next, but Elba is the largest (224 km²) and offers much more variety. Just an hour's journey from the Italian mainland, this land is a unique holiday destination offering as many faces as it has villages: Portoferraio, the capital, and its impregnable city surrounded by ramparts, Capoliveri or the refuge of intellectuals, Marina di Campo, the social spot, Marciana Alta, the authentic medieval village... And as if that were not enough, Petit Futé, in this very first edition, will be your companion on your Mediterranean retreat, meeting the little sisters of Elba.
