The Mediterranean island of Elba
Saturday, 27 July 2013 - 01:05 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General
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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 , 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 divided into eight municipalities and is part of the province of Livorno , with a total 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 .
View of the coast at Portoferraio © Bruno Barral/cc-by-sa-3.0
The island of Elba is the largest remaining stretch of land from the ancient tract that once connected the Italian peninsula to Corsica. The northern coast faces the Ligurian Sea; the eastern coast the Piombino Channel; the southern coast the Tyrrhenian Sea; while the Corsica channel divides the western tip of the Island from neighbouring Corsica.
The island is connected to the mainland via the three ferry companies, all offering routes between Piombino and Portoferraio, the capital located in the north, Cavo, Rio Marina and Porto Azzurro, on the east coast of the island. There is an airport on the island,
Marina di Campo Airport .
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ElbaLink.it ,
Ferries to Elba and
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