Elba Island, Tuscany, Italy

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Visit Elba Island, Tuscany, Italy - Trip to Elba Island, Italy - Elba Island Tourism & Vacations Travel Videos HD, World Travel Guide http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=World1Tube Elba is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coastal town of Piombino. The largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago, Elba is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano National Park,[1] and the third largest island in Italy, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located in the Tyrrhenian Sea, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) east of the French island of Corsica. The island is part of the province of Livorno and is divided into eight municipalities, with a total population of about 30,000 inhabitants, which increases considerably during the summer. The municipalities are Portoferraio, which is also the island's principal town, along with Campo nell'Elba, Capoliveri, Marciana, Marciana Marina, Porto Azzurro, Rio Marina, and Rio nell'Elba. Tourism ====== Best known as the site of Napoleon’s exile, Elba’s long history stretches back to pre-Roman times, when it was settled by Ligures and then Etruscans. It’s Tuscany’s biggest island and Italy’s third-largest, offering a great mix of options both cultural (like hilltop towns and castles) and recreational (like hiking, biking, swimming, diving and beaching). There’s an airport at Marina di Campo, but most arrive by ferry from Piombino to Portoferraio (the biggest town), Rio Marina or Porto Azzurro. The biggest town-places to visit are:Portoferraio, Porto Azzurro, Capoliveri, Marina di Campo, Rio Marina, Marciana, Cavo. The most interesting places to visit are:Napoleon Villa(Portoferraio), bastions of the Medici, fortress Volterrayo, Villa Romana delle Grotte(near Portoferraio), mountain Monte Capanne. There is also popular riding a boat or a yacht, diving. There is more than 130 beautiful beaches on the island. The island is a popular holiday resort, particularly for German tourists. Many street signs and notices are bilingual in Italian and German. Cycling ----------- The island has a network of trails for road racers looking for more technical routes for their training, trails and dirt roads for bikers to have fun on, and accessible routes for families with children who need safe and relaxing routes. On the road from Rio nell'Elba going to Porto Azzurro is the “Fonte di Coppi”. Towards the end of his career the “campionissimo” came here to train on the roads of Elba to regain his best shape. He was no longer the best Fausto Coppi but he was already a monument to cycling, set to become a hero and legend with his death that would arrive within a few years. The plaque on the fountain reads: "1960–2010, here the champion quenched his thirst, since fifty years on the run".