Elba Island for people with disabilities: accessible facilities, beaches and museums

Unfortunately, no thorough and reliable survey has yet been carried out on Elba Island regarding the actual accessibility of beaches, places and services. Based on our experience and the advice of some friends, we have selected several beaches, facilities, museums and monuments that can be accessed without difficulty.

Accessibility of beaches and facilities

Hotel e Residence Acacie in Naregno is a fully accessible facility, with eight large, comfortable and spacious rooms suitable even for guests with severe disabilities. The Stabilimento Elba in Love, located opposite the hotel, is equipped with a walkway and a Job chair for access to the sea. In Capoliveri, the Stabilimento Albatros & Drago Elba in Love on Morcone beach also provides disabled access with certified walkways leading to the sea, an accessible toilet, an outdoor shower reachable by wheelchair and a Job chair.

On the northern side, Procchio beach is equipped with a Job chair and dedicated changing cabins and toilets located on the beach at the end of the avenue connecting the beach to the village. Another Job chair is available at the beach establishment managed by Hotel La Perla del Golfo. A tactile map for visually impaired visitors, representing the Gulf of Procchio, is also located close to the beach.

Another Job chair is provided by the Il Pino Solitario beach establishment, located on the beautiful white beach of Fetovaia.

In Marciana Marina, part of the beach has been equipped with a wooden platform accessible by wheelchair, where there are sun umbrellas and sun loungers, dedicated changing cabins and a Job chair. From the platform, a walkway provides easy access to the sea.

Infoelba recommends: For further information about wheelchair-accessible beaches with facilities for people with disabilities.

Accessibility of museums and monuments

The Napoleonic Residences are partially accessible. The ground floor of Villa San Martino (where the Demidoff Gallery is located) and Villa dei Mulini can be visited easily, but a staircase must be climbed to visit the first floor.