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 [..]
Elba
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 [..]
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 [..]
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 [..]
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 [..]
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 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 [..]
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 [..]
The inhabitants of the island of Elba talk about it as if it was an exotic beach, difficult to reach and a bit mysterious. Felciaio is not any of those things, better to ask what is this beach, as it is fo [..]
e Legend has it that when the necklace of the goddess Venus broke, 7 pearls fell into the Mediterranean Sea in front of the Tuscan archipelago, creating the islands of Giglio, Giannutri, Montecristo, Piano [..]
There is a big gulf in the north of the island that has smaller creeks enclosed within it. As if it were possible to contain all the island’s beauty in a single line of coast, the long sandy beach [..]
You may or may not like it, but Rio Marina amongst all the other towns on Elba is about the only one that has retained its original features. In the last few decades of the island’s tourist economy the v [..]
Among the countless little-known beaches, both small and large, strewn along the coast of Elba, I have seven preferences. If this brief description stimulates your curiosity, you can get to know them in mo [..]
This is a walk between the sky and the sea which, at one time, was the site of the remains of the tiny Romanesque church of San Bartolomeo, in one of the most spectacular scenic routes on the island. Durat [..]
Among all the island flowers the sweetest metaphor for beauty is the Spiranthes spiralis. A microscopic and seemingly insignificant flower, it is almost invisible to those who don’t pay attention, it [..]
Originally from Reggio Emilia, Antonio is the heart and soul of the Osteria Locanda Cecconi and has chosen to live on Elba and make quality food at affordable prices in one of the most popular places on [..]
If you love paradoxes, perhaps you will enjoy this corner of Elba, which I think you can’t find so easily in the tourist guides and certainly not on Trip Advisor. If you really want to visit, I’ [..]
1 Where is it? The Island of Elba is part of Tuscany, you can find it 9 km and an hours navigation from Piombino, the only port from which the ferries leave for Elba. Piombino is half way between Livorno a [..]
DESCRIPTION: The largest sandy beaches on Elba are located in the central part of the island. The name Lido di Capoliveri recalls the most extended stretches of the Adriatic coasts. The beach is around 5 [..]
