Walking through the towns and villages of the Island of Elba means you can follow in the footsteps of famous people and great civilizations. Barracks, arsenals, prisons, but also houses and streets, all have stories to tell of public and private lives, of dreams that came true and hopes that were shattered, of utopias and destruction.
They tell us how an emperor's mother refused to leave her son, or how an entire town was called after its founder, and how the dreams of famous people got caught up in the simple elba life.
Biscuit factoryThe biscuit factory met the garrisons and the new Medicean town's need of bread, and then that of all the Island of Elba.
Roman villa of the GrottosDating back to the I century BC, this luxurious Roman villa dominated the gulf of Portoferraio.
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7 places to visit that can be seen on the map.
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