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  1. Island of Elba
  2. The Island of Elba
  3. Tuscan Archipelago National Park
  4. The seven islands
    • Island of Montecristo
    • Island of Pianosa
    • Island of Capraia
    • Island of Giglio
    • Island of Giannutri
    • Island of Gorgona

The seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago

The Tuscan Archipelago National Park is made up of 7 islands, Elba being the biggest

"According to legend, the Goddess Venus, the goddess of beauty, emerging from the wonderful waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, dropped seven pearls from the necklace she wore around her neck. These pearls fell into the sea and became the seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago."

The Tuscan Archipelago National Park covers an area of 17,694 hectares of land and 61,474 hectares of sea, making it the largest marine park in Europe. It includes all the main islands of the Tuscan Archipelago: Elba Island, Giglio, Capraia, Montecristo, Pianosa, Giannutri, and Gorgona, as well as some smaller islands and rocks: Palmaiola and Cerboli near Elba, the Formiche di Grosseto north of Giglio, Scoglio d’Affrica or Formiche di Montecristo, the Formiche di Capraia, Palmaiola, and Zanca. The islands of the archipelago belong to the provinces of Livorno and Grosseto and are under the jurisdiction of eleven municipalities.

A "unique" archipelago, because each island is its own reality, with its own character, distinct from the others, and rich in a wonderful variety of natural environments, vegetation, culture, history, and art.

All the islands are also part of the Pelagos Sanctuary for Marine Mammals, a marine protected area that covers 90,000 km², established through an agreement between Italy, the Principality of Monaco, and France.

Although the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago are subject to different conservation regimes, they are all accessible.

Island of Montecristo

Montecristo, famous thanks to the novel "The Count of Monecristo" by Dumas, is one of the most rugged and inaccessible islands in the Tuscan Archipelago.

Museum and botanical garden

A small teaching room where you will learn of the plants and flowers, the fauna, the history and the archaeology of the Island of Montecristo.
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Island of Pianosa

Island of Pianosa in the Tuscan Archipelago National Park that up till 1997 was a maximum security penal settlement.

Excursions in Pianosa

You can go round the Island of Pianosa in many different ways along with the Park Guides
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Agrippa prison

Tour of the visit inside Agrippa, the ex- maximum security prison on the island of Pianosa.
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Cala Giovanna

Cala Giovanna is the only beach you are allowed on if you want to go for a swim.
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Villa of Agrippa

Villa Agrippa is a pre imperial Roman building opposite the famous beach of Cala Giovanna
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The Catacombs in Pianosa

The Catacombs in Pianosa consist of a tight weaving of tunnels that together make up the largest catacomb structure from the north of Rome upwards
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House of the Agronomist

History, agriculture and biodiversity museum on the Island of Pianosa
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Science Museum

Geology and archaeology in one museum that help better understandand an exceptional territory that goes back even before the birth of man.
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Island of Capraia

Capraia, the only volcanic island in the Tuscan Archipelago, at a distance of 54 km is one of the farthest islands from the mainland

Il Ritorno del Guerriero (The Return of the Warrior)

An exhibition which puts the ancient relics of Capraia in full light: amphoras, tools and remains of an ancient warrior and his treasures.
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Island of Giglio

Giglio, sadly famous today because of the Concordia disaster, is better known in the archipelago thanks to its unique environment and crystal clear sea Read more

Island of Giannutri

The Island of Giannutri is also called Seagull Island, because every year many herring gulls choose to make their nests there. Read more

Island of Gorgona

Gorgona, one of the islands in the Tuscan Archipelago where there is also a penal settlement, where the prisoners work the land and look after the animals. Read more

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