The Conche lake

The Le Conche lake is a tiny jewel in the Mineral Park of the Island of Elba, hidden by beautiful hills on the eastern side of the island. This fascinating place is right in the heart of the major worksite of the bed of the Albano River, in use from 1940 to 1970.

The lake came to be exactly on the bed of cultivation of the mineral yard bearing the same name, known as "Conche" where minerals like limonoids, hematitepyrite and chalybite were extracted, and as they dissolved in rain water, they gave rise to the typical blood-red colour of the water in the lake.

On a clear day, when the sky is blue, the colours and their reflection of this natural paradise become even stronger, and tones vary from red to violet, and from , all in the heart of shades that go from green to that of lush Mediterranean bush that grows all round the lake, and that suddenly stops, as if by magic, to reveal the magnificent beauty of the lake.