Elba Attractions
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Boat services
Regular services (including car ferries) run several times daily from Piombino to Portoferraio and between Livorno and Portoferraio. In summer there are also hydrofoil services from Piombino and Livorno to Portoferraio.
The island of Elba, the largest of the islands off Tuscany, lies in the Ligurian Sea 10km/6mi south of the mainland port of Piombino. Elba, 27km/17mi long, up to 18.5km/11mi wide, consists mainly of granite and porphyry, and has considerable deposits of high-quality iron ore, particularly in the eastern part of the island, with a metal content of 40-80%.
The possession of the iron-mines of Elba enabled the Etruscans to assert their dominance in Italy, and the mines were later worked by the Romans.
Regular services (including car ferries) run several times daily from Piombino to Portoferraio and between Livorno and Portoferraio. In summer there are also hydrofoil services from Piombino and Livorno to Portoferraio.
The island of Elba, the largest of the islands off Tuscany, lies in the Ligurian Sea 10km/6mi south of the mainland port of Piombino. Elba, 27km/17mi long, up to 18.5km/11mi wide, consists mainly of granite and porphyry, and has considerable deposits of high-quality iron ore, particularly in the eastern part of the island, with a metal content of 40-80%.
The possession of the iron-mines of Elba enabled the Etruscans to assert their dominance in Italy, and the mines were later worked by the Romans.
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Porto Azzurro, Italy
(Near Livorno)
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Procchio, Italy
(Near Livorno)
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Rio Marina, Italy
(Near Livorno)
Procchio, Livorno
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Porto Azzurro, Livorno
Elba, Livorno
