Elba is the largest island of the Tuscan archipelago with a coastline 147 Km and 8 Common: Portoferraio, Marciana Marina, Marciana, Campo nell’Elba, Capoliveri, Porto Azzurro, Rio Marina, and Rio nell’Elba.

Every common offers its own particular: Portoferraio on top of the promontory and surrounded by fortifications century boasts a beautiful pebble beach, Rio nell’Elba and Rio Marina treat splendid streets glossy and reddish color that take ferrous residues from the mines; Porto Azzurro Marina di Campo and Marciana Marina offer transparent waters and magnificent inlets; Capoliveri and surrounded by vegetation splendid characterised by magnificent eucalyptus, Capo nell’Elba has granite cliffs which give transparency water; Marciana has alleys elban stone paving.

Elba alternating beaches of origin granite, sandstone, calcareous or volcanic. Everywhere transparent waters and rich of fish and vegetation, sweet and romantic inlets or jagged promontories.


The perfect state of health of the water has allowed island to be included in that stretch of sea that is the Whale sanctuary, a wide area of Mediterranean included between Sardinia and France, where you can sight fin whales, sperm whales and dolphins. The richness of the fishing grounds has meant that has become one of the goals of the fans of historical diving; an ecosystem incredibly varied, embellished by flora and fauna endemic and very rare. If you want a good and characteristic restaurant cook excellent fish or of the dishes by the flavours mountain, there is not here on Elba that could choice.

Elba island All in all the development of tourism has proven itself sufficiently environmentally friendly and in addition to the triad sea-Sole-beaches interior Elbe offers scenarios of great impact in the mountain area, in short a mountain that overlooks and goes steeply downhill towards the sea. woods of chestnuts, mushrooms, herbs, iron mines disused gambling with the sea.

Especially in the summer months the Elba island welcomes squares, in its narrow streets the society life: the elegant Capoliveri becomes the capital of jazz, Marciana of classical music Marciana Marina hides in the vegetation numerous villas VIP, Port blue becomes the lounge mundane island, in Rio Marina can be fun to find restaurants to taste the traditional kitchen Riese. Portoferraio by night is beautiful and a walk on and climbs stairs that lead to mighty fortifications Medicee is of rigour, field Elbe welcomes all with its atmosphere cheerful, bright with restaurants, pizzerias, pubs

ELBAN WINE
ALEATICO Elbe DOC: ruby-red with violet reflections and amber, boasts a typical fragrance, decided and persistent with hints of undergrowth, of black cherry and pink, from the taste velvety. The feeling of Dolce page gives way to a strong note of black cherry, jam and dried fruit. It is a classic meditation wine that combines well with desserts.
Elba white Doc: excellent wine to enjoy in the better the second year of bottling, Minimum alcohol content of 11° and combines very well in fish, appetizers and main delicate dishes.
Elba Rosso Doc: wine from ruby red color, ready to uncork already in youth, with full-bodied dry taste and good after 3 or 4 years. Minimum alcohol content of 11, 5°
Elba Moscato Doc: Moscato grapes 100% carefully selected and dried air. Minimum alcohol content of 16° a straw yellow color and intense.

OLIVE OIL AND HONEY
The production of olive refers course to secular Tuscan tradition, however olive Elbe complements the strong taste of the Tuscan flavours and aromas islanders. oil is produced mainly in Portoferraio, Capoliveri, Lacona, Mola and Porto Azzurro.
The honey Elbano enter right among the specialties of the island, thanks to the richness and variety of mediterranean vegetation; especially the strawberry tree fruit persistent and bitter or that of rosemary by clear color, almost white, a true remedy for the liver, very rare that Cardo sweet and aromatic or still to Erica slightly bitter fruit of caramel.

TRADITIONAL COOKING
It would take too many words to explain the thousand speciality that the kitchen Elban propose..
The large tastes of the sea and of the mountain, blue fish and mushrooms, herbs and traditional recipes, the dishes to remember the numerous invasions as the couscous but the real master of the table is the fish, we must try the octopus boiled flavored with red peppers, the stacafisso to Riese with cherry tomatoes, parsley, basil, Green chilli peppers, black olives, pine nuts, capers and grit, the anchovies under pesto, the zerri ammarinati, the fish with garlic, onion, bell pepper and tomato, the sburrita of baccalà, the cacciucco and the soup of wild fennel.

SEA LIFE-STYLE
All the beaches, all the inlets, all the depths of the Elba island reserve fantastic emotions and to fully enjoi we recommend a sailing holiday perhaps with days dedicated to Snorkeling or diving for which we recommend you only some of the most loved by diving: Punta Cannelle, The Sassi Neri Capo caldo, the peaks of Pablo the rock of the vessel in front of Cape d'Enfola, the Cala dei Frati, Capo Bianco, Fetovaia the Ogliera rock.