Follow us on a journey to the third largest Italian island. You will discover many aspects of the island of Elba, which you have never before imagined,,you will find useful information and practical ideas about what to do and where to go and you will get an idea of how to organize your holiday on this lovely land between the green countryside of the Mediterranean and the wide blue sea. We invite you to participate in and be aware of our little paradise close to home. We live and work there all year, and for us the beauty and sweetness of this island is a source of pleasure and livelihood and it is our wish to help keep it intact, making it more welcoming.
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Villa delle Palme, a Historic Residence in a Timeless Place
Information - 11 November 2024
Our house is located in the private residential area of Capo d’Arco on the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the foot of Mount Arco, nestled in the Tuscan Archipelago National Park. An exclusive [..]
Travelling Green on the Island of Elba: Sustainable Itineraries
Information - 6 November 2024
The Island of Elba is one of Italy’s most fascinating tourist destinations, known for its crystal-clear beaches, rich history and breathtaking views. Today, more and more travellers are looking for w [..]
Elba Island Off Season: What to Do and See
Beaches - 21 August 2024
Too often the Elba Island is typed into search engines for summer holidays only, but in reality what our fantastic island, called “scoglio” by us Elbans, offers is much more than an unforgettable summe [..]
Finding a farmhouse to visit during your vacation is the first thing to start with if you are looking for a stay where you can get in touch with nature and the most authentic flavors of the island. Elba Is [..]
The secrets of Elban wine: unmissable food and wine routes
Information - 21 August 2024
Welcome to Elba Island, where history and good wine merge. In fact, since the time of the Etruscans, people have strongly believed in Elba as an island with multiple properties, even in the production of [..]
The Pearls of the Tuscan Archipelago
Information - 18 February 2021
You’ve often heard us talk about the “Pearls of the Tuscan Archipelago” referring to the seven beautiful islands that make it up: Gorgona, Capraia, Pianosa, Montecristo, Giglio, Giannutri and [..]
Elba Island in April
Information - 18 December 2020
April is one of the months when Elba Island gives its best: beautiful colours, the days get longer, the scent of spring floods the streets and you can feel that calm perfect for those who need to regenerat [..]
Capoliveri Legend Cup
Information - 4 December 2020
When we talk about Elba Island, it would be an understatement to talk only about beautiful beaches, breathtaking views, crystal clear sea and unique sunset views. In fact, in addition to this, sport is cer [..]
On the hill, the Capoliveri’s country
Senza categoria - 16 October 2019
Ancient roots If you are on the eastern side of Elba Island, I have to suggest you to visit, even for a few hours, the village of Capoliveri. Perched on the top of a hill, it is one of the oldest inhabited [..]
The uncomfortable Fonza beach
Beaches - 1 April 2019
Take the most touristic resort and the largest and most comfortable beach on the island of Elba, now imagine the opposite situation: this is Fonza! A little training is enough to reach Fonza in 15/20 minut [..]
My meeting with the whale on Elba Island
Information - 16 March 2019
On June 6th 2007 I was lucky to find myself at the harbour of Portoferraio in the early morning. I was waiting for a friend with whom I would have to accompany students and their teachers on a visit to th [..]
Elba Island in May
Information - 19 February 2019
One of the few things I have no doubts about? On Elba Island May is the most beautiful month! I recommend to friends and I promote it to my best guests with offers and Incentives. I know very well that tho [..]
Apology of Spring … Islands
Information - 28 December 2018
The first time I came across Elba Island, I was a young man with high hopes. I was working for one of the oldest banks in the world, I felt I was part of a tradition! Unfortunately, the same feeling was no [..]
The love of a life
Information - 28 December 2018
This is my publication about the flora of the island of Elba. There are one hundred and sixty-eight pages of “floral portraits” all dedicated to the plants and flowers of the third largest Ital [..]
Elba Island in September
Senza categoria - 4 September 2018
After mid-August: “the watermelon with pork”. This is what we say, on the island of Elba, about the delicious fruit, as a metaphor of the Elban summer that is ending. But you have to wait for September [..]
Elba Island in August
Art - 6 August 2018
The holiday on the island of Elba in August can lead to doubts before and, for someone, some inconvenience during the stay. We are at the height of summer, as mid-August marks the peak of highest season in [..]
Elba Island in July
Information - 26 June 2018
The bright and sunny days, the irresistible sea water and the insular heat, make July the ideal month for long bathing in the sea. And most of the tourists do this all the time: beach, sun and sea. I find [..]
Spring is a Perfume
Information - 13 December 2017
One of the protagonists of the Elban springtime is the sweet scent of the brooms. Brooms are plants that are resistant and can easily grow in the arid climate of the Island of Elba. The thorny broom, one o [..]
A visit to the Island of Montecristo
Information - 13 December 2017
Nothing happens by chance I came across the account of the archeologist Don Gaetano Chierici who spent ten days in the wilds of Montecristo in 1875, thirty years after the publication of the famous novel b [..]
The School of Valle di Lazzaro
Art - 22 August 2017
Valle di Lazzaro, on the island of Elba, is today a residential area just off the city of Portoferraio, but in 1988, when Master Luciano Regoli decided to adopt it as a haven and atelier, it was still (in [..]
Wine Festival in Capoliveri
Information - 12 October 2016
The ancient village of Capoliveri is a maze of tight streets and low alleys, barricaded on the top of a hill, from which you have a view on the open sea surrounding the island. We would call it nowadays a [..]
It’s not Magic
Senza categoria - 7 June 2016
You might even not like it. But it’s one of the most extraordinary places that you can see on the Island of Elba although it’s not a breathtaking seaview. It is not even the brilliant blue sea [..]
The most beautiful beaches of Elba Island
Beaches - 22 February 2016
A tip for those who have no experience of small islands: on a small island, wherever the wind blows and regardless its intensity, you will always find a sheltered spot. The beach at Marina di Campo Being c [..]
What to see on the Island of Elba: some places to visit
Daily trips - 18 February 2016
After just half hour navigation from Piombino to Portoferraio, the idea that the island of Elba is small soon changes when you see the endless, beautiful rocks that roll out before your eyes. These ten sug [..]
The Island of Silence
Daily trips - 28 January 2016
The aim of my most recent visit to the Island of Pianosa was to go to one of the smaller beaches, deliciously unknown in the Tuscan Archipelago. I had already admired it before during a bicycle tour organi [..]
Mediterranean: an old story
Information - 11 January 2016
Cave bears and lynx, birch and fir, have shared the lands of the Archipelago for thousands of years with Homo sapiens. From 20,000 years ago, the progressive loosening of the grip of the cold has caused th [..]
A name that says nothing
Information - 28 December 2015
In this post you won’t find grand descriptions of the lovely square right on the sea in Porto Azzurro, or even tips on restaurants, pubs, the beaches or other experiences that you could have. The [..]
Meeting with Elba’s “Divers”: The Sunfish
Diving - 5 December 2015
Without a swimming bladder, this bony fish is the heaviest and largest, reaching up to three tons in weight and three meters in diameter. The females hold the record for most number of eggs laid in one tim [..]
Out of the way, but rather beautiful
Beaches - 20 November 2015
On some parts of this beach you seem to be on the shores of a large lake as in some places the open sea isn’t visible, it’s like a magnificent natural amphitheatre of dense green hills which span out t [..]
The Other Island
Beaches - 19 November 2015
If you belong to those kinds of traveller looking for something rather original instead of convenient, then these three beaches are for you. First of all you need to go to a part of the island that most in [..]
