Holiday info on the Elba island
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The most beautiful beaches on the Island of Elba
In Elba there are more than one hundred beaches, all different and very beautiful: this is the most interesting feature! Yes, because this variety will be able to satisfy the needs of tourists.
Hotel Elba Island
There are many hotels and a wide choice, with the possibility of staying a few meters from the sea, if this is what you want. Choose a hotel in the central part of Elba if you love worldly life looking for more leisure and entertainment, if you want a more relaxing holiday, with the sensations that a island can give, in the far west you will find the right hotel for you.
Hotel Belmare
Hotel Hermitage
Hotel Frank ‘s
Hotel Biodola
Hotel Punto Verde
Hotel Villa Ottone
Hotel Cala di Mola
Hotel Sant Andrea
Residence on the Island
Residence Insel Elba, wide choice with the possibility of staying a few meters from the sea, if this is what you want.
Portoferraio Residence Alithai
Residence Elba Capoliveri
Doge Residence
Marina of Campo Residence Hotel Iselba
Residence Le Grazie Est
Procchio Residence Napoleon
Villa Angelica Residence
Residence Maricampo
Camping Elba Island
List of the best campsites on the Island of Elba, all very close to the sea: see the photos, rates and location, find the ideal campsite for your holiday on the island.
ElbaDoc Campsite Village
Biodola Campingsite Scaglieri
Porto Azzurro Camping Arrighi
Campingsite Lacona
Camping Village Acquaviva
Elba Camping Stella Mare
Camping Calanchiole
Camping Enfola
Apartments
Descriptions of the various types of apartments and houses for rent on the island.
Apartments one-room, two-room and three-room apartments, perhaps a bungalow; apartments with mezzanine, terrace, garden, barbecue, with or without sea view.
Porto Azzurro Apartments Arrighi
Scaglieri Apartment The Gigli
Gemma Holiday House near the sea
Biodola Apartment The Ginestra
Sant Andrea Apartments Villa Denise
Campo Aia Apartment Faby
Villa Procchio Apartments Fabrizio
Capoliveri Apartments La Turistica
Beach Elba Island
The beaches of the island are all very different from each other. Find the map with the names and icons in different colors according to the conformation of the land. By clicking on it, you will see: photo, description, name, length, background. By clicking on the name, you will access the page complete with description and other photos.
Capo Perla Beach
Paolina Beach
Porto Azzurro Beach
Norsi Beach
The Ghiaie Beach
The small Beach of Guardiola
The Crocetta Beach
Capo Castello Beach Frugoso
Poggio chestnut
The traditional Chestnut Festival is back and will take place on the last Sunday of October in Poggio with the famous Castagnata Elbana.
Guests will be able to visit the village following a gastronomic itinerary linked to old traditions and taste chestnut-based foods, from first courses to second courses, from desserts to chestnut bread and other delicacies.
11th Mushroom Festival – Sant'Ilario
In the small village of Sant'Ilario the 11th Mushroom Festival will take place on Sunday 20 October, a gastronomic festival with a menu based of mushrooms. The party will start at 11.00; with the opening of the hand made Elba Creativa stalls in Piazza della Chiesa di Sant'Ilario, shortly afterwards the opening of the food stands with mushroom-based specialties will follow.
Autumn Festival - Week of celebrations for the Elban chestnuts of Marciana and Poggio
The traditional Chestnut Festival Week is back and will be held in the last week of October 2024 in the villages of Marciana and Poggio, events that celebrate the flavors of Elba's autumn. Starting on Sunday 20th October in Marciana with the Autumn Festival, the week will end on Sunday 27th, in Poggio with the now famous Castagnata Elbana.
Tourmaline moor's head, the Island of Elba
The particular Tourmalines moor's head, the Island of Elba, unique of San Piero and recognized by collectors all over the world.
The precious minerals of Elbaite, Petalite, pollucite, Aquamarine, Beryl, exhibited at the “LUIGI CELLERI” mineralogical and gemological museum in San Piero, bring attention to the wonders of the Elba subsoil.
The peaks of the island of Elba: the Faraglioni degli Argonauti
Faraglioni degli Argonauti, rocky outcrops with extravagant shapes that make them particular and characteristic.
On the northern coast of the Island of Elba, near Enfola, there are a series of fascinating rocky peaks that rise from the sea. All of them of various and distinct form.
They are not as famous as the faraglioni of Capri, but the faraglioni of Elba also have their beauty. If you are in the vicinity of Enfola, Sansone beach or find the particular rock formations interesting, then it is worth knowing where they are and paying us a visit.
Great Elba Crossing
They are not as famous as the faraglioni of Capri, but the faraglioni of Elba also have their beauty. If you are in the vicinity of Enfola, Sansone beach or find the particular rock formations interesting, then it is worth knowing where they are and paying us a visit.
Towns and places on the Island of Elba
Elba offers a territory rich in panoramas and hidden corners to explore (both marine and mountain). In addition to this, the island is well prepared for tourism (on the island there are about: 200 hotels, 50 residences, 30 campsites, 30 agritourism companies). The number of residents on the island is just over 20 thousand.
Geology of the Island of Elba
The geological features of the Island of Elba
The richness and variety of the mineralization of elba, related to the extraordinary view of the geological, have made the geology of the island is famous all over the world, and the sample consists of hematite, pyrite, tourmaline are present, and excelling in all of the mineralogical Museums. On the Island were discovered for the first time in nature, a dozen minerals, including the ilvaite, which takes its name from the ancient name of the island, and the Aquarium.
Civic Archaeological Mining Museum of Rio nell'Elba
The Archaeological Museum of the Mining District is, together with the Mining Museum, one of the central points for disseminating the cultural contents of the Island's Mining Park.
The Museum is located in Rio nell'Elba, in a modern building under the suggestive Barcocaio terrace. The name originates from a Riese dialect form because it arises in the place where several apricot trees grow, called "barcochi". Inside, the most ancient history of the mining district of the eastern island is told, starting from the dawn of its exploitation, during the Copper Age, up to the Middle Ages.
The Museum displays the Eneolithic finds (end of the 3rd and beginning of the 2nd millennium BC) of approximately 90 depositions in the collective burial of the Cave of San Giuseppe.
Museum of the Sea and the wreck of the Polluce
The Sea Museum is located in Capoliveri, it was inaugurated in April 2014, it is located under the town square, in via Palestro, on display in the premises is the treasure found in the sea of the Island of Elba, inside the wreck of the Pollux.
The treasure tells the story of the shipwreck of the steamship, built in France in 1839 and sunk on 17 June 1841 off the coast of Capo Calvo, in the waters of Capoliveri. The exhibition at the Museo del Mare is curated by the Superintendency for the Archaeological Heritage of Tuscany and by the Municipality of Capoliveri.
Civic Archaeological Museum of Marciana
Marciana Museum, the first to be born on the island of Elba
The Civic Archaeological Museum of Marciana was the first to be opened on the island in 1968 and was renovated in 2002. Like the other archaeological museums on Elba, the one in Portoferraio and that of Rio nell'Elba, is the result of collaboration between the University, the Archaeological Superintendency of Tuscany and the Municipal Administration. Inside are preserved the oldest finds on the island, which have their roots in local prehistory.
Principality of the Island of Elba
The principality of the Island of Elba was a small European state, which existed in the 19th century from 1814 to 1815, ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, former emperor of the French and king of Italy.
Treaty of Fontainebleau
The principality of the island was created by virtue of the Treaty of Fontainebleau where Napoleon was allowed to keep his noble titles. By renouncing any dynastic right for himself and his descendants over France, Italy and the other countries which belonged to the French Empire.
Images that show the underwater nature and the pleasant encounters that can be made.
The Island of Elba during the course of history has had various vicissitudes, each one has left a mark and monuments on the island to visit, some truly beautiful.
In addition to the sea, the island of Elba is full of fabulous mountain landscapes, characteristic villages and monuments that recall the its history. Below you will find some itineraries listed. They are complete with photos, also valid for a virtual visit.
Visiting the island on two wheels, through its dirt roads and wooded paths, is one of the best ways to immerse yourself in nature. The Island offers routes between the mountains and the sea, excellent for fit bikers.
The island offers various and unique excursions. The island will give us pleasant emotions in one of the most evocative landscapes of the Mediterranean.
Find the hotel for your holiday on Elba
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The Island
Located in the middle of the marine park of the Tuscan archipelago and can be reached in just one hour by boat from Piombino.