Castello Castiglione
Punta Ala
The Castle of Punta Ala was built in the sixteenth century by the Medici family on the promontory of the resort for coastal control and to strengthen the defensive system against pirate attacks and today it contributes to giving the landscape that touch of antiquity.
Torre del Porto
Rio Nell'Elba
(27 Km)
The Torre del Porto in Rio Marina was built in 1534 by Jacopo Appiano V, Prince of Piombino. This, too, like many other structures on the island, served to defend the port of Rio Marina. It's topped by a tower with a clock that was only added in the nineteenth century, when Rio Marina became a municipality at all effects.
Museo del Castello e della Città
Piombino
(23 Km)
Museo del Mare
Piombino
(23 Km)
The Museum of the Sea is located at Palazzo Appiani, in Piazza Bovio. The building dates back to 300 and is also known as Palazzo Vecchio. The Museum was established in 1985 by the Institute of Marine Biology and Ecology of Piombino. Inside it collects and presents typical marine objects, parts of ships and ancient maritime artifacts. Today he also deals with monitoring the marine environment of the Mediterranean.
Museo Nazionale della Palazzina dei Mulini
Portoferraio
(36 Km)
Guests at the Elba îsola you can't visit the Palazzina dei Mulini in Portoferraio which was the official residence of Napoleon and still has many memorabilia of the emperor.
Museo Naturalistico
Portoferraio
(36 Km)
The Naturalistic Museum of Portoferraio deserves a special visit, which is actually located on the island of Monte Cristo, and that since 1977 it has become a nature reserve for the protection of the present biodiversity. The museum houses collections relating to the flora and fauna of the island finds coming from the seabed. Visits are allowed only by prior arrangement.
Pinacoteca Comunale Foresiana
Portoferraio
(36 Km)
An almost obligatory stage in Portoferraio is the Pinacoteca Foresiana which is housed in the barracks De Laugier. The gallerybears the name of Mario Foresi, its creator and includes paintings and prints by important artists including Signorini, Cannicci Lapi and others.
Museo Nazionale di Villa San Martino
Portoferraio
(36 Km)
At Portoferraio you can visit Villa San Martino, a museum dedicated to Napoleon, who was to be his summer residence but where he didn't attend to muc. Now it is mainly used as an art gallery that displays engravings from 1984 with theNapoleonic subject and with historical exhibitions.
Museo Civico Archeologico
Portoferraio
(36 Km)
The Archaeological Museum of Portoferraio has a small but very attractive structure.In the inside you can see archaeological finds of land and sea discovered aboard of the Roman ships wrecked near the Elba.
Museo della Civiltà del Lavoro
Campiglia Marittima
(28 Km)
The Museum of Labor Civilization collects about a thousand working tools characteristic of the Val di Cornia. In addition to those of agricultural work and artisanal or industrial use, the Museum also houses several wagons, tractors, cogs and steam locomotives of the twentieth century. You can also admire a collection of twelve thousand artifacts from the farmer's work from the Giovanni Lazzerini donation.
Museo Archeologico
Castiglione della Pescaia
(19 Km)
The Archaeological Museum is also known as the Museum of Isidoro Falchi, a doctor who carried out excavations at the end of the nineteenth century, discovering ruins of the Etruscan housing centers and the necropolis of the city of” Vetluna”. The objects, which belong to the State, are shown in the windows in a chronological and topographic order. The peculiarity of the Archaeological Museum is that it is also accessible to a blind public.
Museo di Storia Naturale della Maremma
Grosseto
(30 Km)
The Museum is located in the historic center of Grosseto in Piazza della Palma. The construction was initially a civil home, later it was transformed into a secular school, which carried the name “Vittorio Emanuele”. The Museum was inaugurated in 1879, and consists of 3 floors among which only 2 are exhibitions. The exhibitions are divided into two sections: that of Earth Sciences and that of Life Sciences. The first focuses on the geological evolution of Grosseto and the second shows samples.
Museo Archeologico e d'Arte della Maremma
Grosseto
(30 Km)
The Archaeological Museum of Art of Maremma was inaugurated in 1975 and consists of several thematic sections, exhibited in 40 rooms. The museum was created thanks to the intellectual Giovanni Chelli, who began to collect the objects. Also interesting are the exhibitions coming from different necropolis, from the Iron Age, to the Paleolithic, to the Etruscan era and the finds of the Roman period.
Museo Diocesano d'Arte Sacra
Grosseto
(30 Km)
The Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art is located inside the building of the former court. The Museum was established in 1933, and inside it houses works from the whole Diocese of Grosseto and from the churches of the Maremma, precious objects, paintings and sculptures. The museum is open to the public.
Museo Civico Archeologico
Marciana
(49 Km)
The Archaeological Museum of Marciana was born in the 1968, below the medieval castle. In the halls of the museum is now possible to admire materials dating prehistoric times, Etruscan and Roman periods. During the summer, the museum is only accessible during the morning.
Museo dell'Arte Contadina
Marciana
(49 Km)
At Marciana, at the old town, you can visit the Museum of the Country Art of Elba. Like all museums that refer to the history of folklore, the lounges feature testimonies of the rural past of the Elba, with objects and materials dating from the XIX and the XX centuries, especially relating to the production of wine.
Mostra Permanente della Resistenza
Massa Marittima
(30 Km)
The Permanent Exhibition of the Resistance is located in the Council Hall of the Municipality of Massa Marittima. It was opened to the public in 1986 and was later reorganized on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Liberation. The exhibition is divided into two sections composed of panels accompanied by images that address the theme of the Massetana Resistance and the Massacre of Niccioleta.
Museo Civico Archeologico
Massa Marittima
(30 Km)
The Civic Archaeological Museum is located in the thirteenth-century Palazzo del Podestà since 1978, and exhibits materials from archaeological collections collected from 1875 by Gismondo Galli. The exhibition is divided into several sections where materials found in the Etruscan settlement of Lake dell'Accesa and in the necropolis of the territory are kept.
Antico Frantoio
Massa Marittima
(30 Km)
The Ancient Oil Mill dates back to the end of the eighteenth century and exhibits the memories of the peasant civilization of the territory of Massa Marittima, through a collection of testimonies of the ancient craft of processing oil. The Oil Mill Museum was founded in 1990 and also houses a drive wheel connected to the millstone of which Leonardo da Vinci was its creator.
Museo della Miniera
Massa Marittima
(29 Km)
The Mine Museum was founded in 1980 by a group of miners. It is located in the site of an ancient quarry composed of galleries used as a refuge during World War II. The exhibition path extends for about seven hundred meters where the different techniques of mineral extraction are exposed, and numerous machinery and working tools used up to a few are kept. years ago.
Museo di Arte Sacra
Massa Marittima
(30 Km)
The Museum of Sacred Art was established in 2005 at the headquarters of the ancient church of San Pietro all'Orto. The exhibition halls retrace the most significant moments in the religious and civil history of the city, starting from the rule of the Prince Bishop until the decline of the city in the 16th century. The most important work is represented by Ambrogio Lorenzetti's painting 'The Majesty' on board.
Museo del Risorgimento
Massa Marittima
(30 Km)
The Museum of the Risorgimento was founded in 1911. In the museum there are materials that testify to the political, economic and social transformation of Italy in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Inside we can admire paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings, prints, weapons etc.
Museo dei Minerali Elbani
Rio Nell'Elba
(27 Km)
In Rio Marina, is worth visiting the Tonietti Collection which is housed in the Museum of Elban Minerals. There are about a thousand samples of rocks and minerals that Tonietti began gathering at the beginning of the sixties with the assistance of the mines of Elba staff.
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Grosseto
(30 Km)
Built in 1294 in honor of the patron saint of the city to replace the pious old church of Santa Maria Assunta , it is a Gothic church, designed by the famous architect Sozzo Rustichini of Siena.
Chiesa di San Francesco
Grosseto
(30 Km)
Built in the Middle Ages, first as a Benedictine monastery of great importance then passed to the Franciscans. Inside there are numerous works of great artistic value dating back to various historical periods.
Convento delle Clarisse
Grosseto
(30 Km)
Of medieval origin, together with the church of the monastery , it is currently desecrated. The entire complex is nowadays restored in the seventeenth century Baroque style . It currently houses the Lab Museum as well as the university of the city
Chiesa di San Pietro
Grosseto
(30 Km)
Known for being the oldest building of the city of Grosseto it was built near the Via Aurelia crossing the historic city center. It was originally built as a parish church.
Palazzo Aldobrandeschi
Grosseto
(30 Km)
Situato in Piazza Dante, il palazzo è attualmente sede della provincia. L’edificio dalle origini medioevali è ora in stile neogotico in quanto fu quasi completamente ricostruito agli inizi del novecento per mano dell’architetto Lorenzo Porciatti.
Palazzo Tognetti
Grosseto
(30 Km)
Along the central Corso Carducci this beautiful building is an elegant and refined art nouveau palace distributed on three levels. The facade is a jewel of inestimable beauty with its rich decorations that appeal to all visitors.
Chiesa di San Leopoldo
Follonica
(13 Km)
Built in the nineteenth century and characterized by a porch and canopy facade made entirely of cast iron (the only religious building in Italy with such specificity), as are inter alia the furnishings and interior decorations.
Piazza Garibaldi
Massa Marittima
(30 Km)
Massa Marittima: Piazza Garibaldi The architectural and urban beauty of the historic center and its square, Piazza Garibaldi, tells the splendor of the medieval age that made this country famous in Italy and in the world.
Area Archeologica di Roselle
Grosseto
(33 Km)
Zona Archeologica Etrusca
Massa Marittima
(24 Km)
The excavations started in the archaeological area in 1980, brought to light the remains of an Etruscan settlement organized in neighborhoods divided into different buildings and equipped with necropolis. Currently, only their foundations remain visible. Since 2001, the Archaeological Park was established, which includes the shores of Lake dell'Accesa and the dense surrounding forest.
Cattedrale di Sant'Antimo
Piombino
(23 Km)
The most interesting sacred building in Piombino is certainly the Cathedral of Sant'Antimo. The fourteenth-century church, the current cathedral of Sant'Antimo, was built according to the forms of Sienese Gothic. The facade of the monument is made of red brick, of great interest is the beautiful cloister, the only example of architecture of the Principality.
Torrione
Piombino
(23 Km)
Forte San Giacomo
Porto Azzurro
(29 Km)
The Forte San Giacomo at Porto Azzurro was built by the Spanish in 600s as a defense of the south coast of the island. It enjoys an imposing structure in plant star and is characterized by perimeter walls of brick and stone. In the inside there are several buildings including the Governor's Palace, the powder, the armory, the apartments of the garrisons, stores, hospital and a windmill.
Castello Appiani ruderi
Portoferraio
(38 Km)
The Castle Appiani in the ruins of Portoferraio is testimony to what once was one of the strongholds of Portoferraio, considered the capital of the island of Elba. Today one can only admire the ruins of the old body construction. They are easily accessible and can be visited freely and are an ideal destination to visit during your stay.
Castello San Martino ruderi
Portoferraio
(38 Km)
The Castle Ne St. Martin in the ruins of Portoferraio, is a modest villa but embellished with a striking facade. It's well-preserved and can be visited in every room, including the particularly famous Egyptian one, which is the dining room of the emperor who had perked it to theme in remembering of the military campaign in Egypt.
Forte Monte Bello ruderi
Portoferraio
(37 Km)
The Forte Montebello of Portoferraio is another important fortress of the island's capital. It was built as others in order to defend the territory and alert and report any time for eventually sieges.
Forte di Luceri ruderi
Portoferraio
(36 Km)
Forte di Luceri at Portoferraio is currently the ruin of the ancient fortress that once was built for defensive purposes. It's freely accessible and offers picturesque scenery representing the power and the high risk of siege which over the years has been the island.
Forte Inglese
Portoferraio
(36 Km)
Il Forte Inglese is located in Portoferraio. It's possible to admire the massive walls fronts but it can't be accessed because it is currently divided into three private properties that do not allow access to the public. It's easy to reach, it is a symbol of the history of the island and offers a wonderful panoramic view.
Ridotta di San Rocco
Portoferraio
(35 Km)
The Ridotta of San Rocco in Portoferraio was built in a strategic position not to be easily accessible at the same time naturally protected from the salt pans. Today, unfortunately, you can only admire his remains but that does not detract from the importance that was attached to it time ago.
Forte Falcone
Portoferraio
(35 Km)
The Forte Falcone in Portoferraio is located in the highest part of the historical center. It has a structure with a square plan and it's composed of several buildings. Built for defensive purposes boasts the distinction of having underground rooms that leave the decking free, providing a greater time maneuvering in a state of siege.
Torre Martello o della Linguella
Portoferraio
(35 Km)
The Linguella Tower, also known as Torre del Martello of Portoferraio is different from any other kind of architecture because of its characteristic octagonal shape. On the sea, the tower was originally used for sightings. It was built at the beginning of the sixteenth century by the Medici, determined to defend the Elba from possible attacks.
Porta di Mare
Portoferraio
(35 Km)
Porta di Mare in Portoferraio is a stone gate built as if to emphasize symbolically the entrance in the center of Portoferraio, one of the smallest municipalities of the Elbe, but very active from the point of view of tourism. From Sea Gate you can enjoy a splendid view of the marine view.
Forte Stella
Portoferraio
(34 Km)
Forte Stella in Portoferraio, built on a promontory in 1548 in order to be able to do defensive sightings and report them to the island, is composed of multiple fortified structures in the shape of a star with five angular bastions. The whole structure is perfectly preserved.
Castello Volterraio
Portoferraio
(29 Km)
The crumbling Castle Volterraio of Portoferraio was built on the height of the island for protective and defensive purposes. It has an oval shape and is formed on the slope of the land. You can access it through the drawbridge and you can admire one of the most beautiful views on the island.
Teatro delle Rocce
Gavorrano
(18 Km)
Castello di Pietra
Gavorrano
(18 Km)
Propositura di San Lorenzo
Castagneto Carducci
(41 Km)
Viale dei Cipressi
Castagneto Carducci
(53 Km)
Teatro degli Industri
Grosseto
(30 Km)
The Teatro degli Industri is the main theater in Grosseto. The first show was built in 1819 by the Academy of Industri. The room had the capacity to accommodate more than 500 people. Later, between 1888 and 1892 the theater was renovated and expanded by the Sienese architect Agusto Corbi. Thus, a horseshoe room was built, for a capacity of 800 spectators, with 56 stages.
Castello di Magona
Campiglia Marittima
(31 Km)
The Castle of Magona was built in the early 16th century. After being the residence of Leopold II Grand Duke of Tuscany, he passed under the management of the Merciai family who turned it into a “Historical Home” open to all visitors.
Forte Focardo
Capoliveri
(29 Km)
The Fort Focardo is built on the East coast of Capoliveri. Has a modestly sized square. Currently some of the buildings are abandoned, while others were restructured. Once housed the accommodations for the defensive corps and deposits for weapons.
Cisterna di Cittadella
Piombino
(23 Km)
It is a typical white marble monument that dates back to the mid-fifteenth century. It was built by Andrea di Francesco Guardi. The construction is characterized, on three sides, by the depictions of three faces: that of Jacopo II, his wife and son. Instead, the fourth side engraved the Gentilizio Coat of Arms. Today it is in excellent condition.
Mura Leonardesche
Piombino
(23 Km)
The Leonardesca Walls of Piombino were built in the fourteenth century with the aim of defending the city of Piombino from Mediterranean pirates. According to the studies carried out, the walls were built up to 10 meters in height, but unfortunately, today there are only a few sections of the ancient fortification left. The walls were the subject of study of Leonardo Da Vinci's military engineering at the beginning of the '500.
Le Mura
Piombino
(23 Km)
The walls of Piombino were built during the fourteenth century with the aim of protecting against raids of Mediterranean privateers and from the various threats of the hinterland. The structure was composed of walls that were about two meters wide and more than ten meters high. The most significant stretch is the one located along Via Leonardo Da Vinci.
Palazzo dei Priori
Piombino
(23 Km)
The Palazzo Comunale di Piombino is a thirteenth-century monument. Before that, the monument was known by the name Palazzo dei Priori. The Clock Tower and the bronze bell date back to the beginning of the 17th century. A Romanesque column is recessed in the right atrium. Of great interest is the Council Room, the lunette on the front door is frescoed with a painting depicting the Madonna With Child.
Casa delle Bifore
Piombino
(23 Km)
The House of Mullioned Window or Casa Minelli, is a small palace in Piombino, located in via Ferruccio next to the Palazzo Comunale. Its name comes from mullioned windows with pointed arches and column on the façade. The building is assumed to date back to 1200. Currently, the building houses the Historical Archive of the city of Piombino. Today, public initiatives are organized to promote their heritage, guided tours and educational activities in collaboration with schools and with other bodies and associations.
Torrione Rivellino
Piombino
(23 Km)
Torre del Guascone
Grosseto
(29 Km)
The Torre del Guascone is one of the oldest of the walls of Montepescali, it was erected in the Middle Ages with the aim of spotting enemies and protecting Montepescali from attacks. The fortification has still remained intact today. Currently, the tower is private property.
Porta Grossetana
Grosseto
(34 Km)
The Grossetana Gate is one of the two initial gates of the city walls of Batignano, Grosseto. The door was erected around the twelfth century, along the walls that allowed access to the village. The door is still well preserved today.
Porta Senese
Grosseto
(35 Km)
The Sienese door was built in the twelfth century. Subsequently, the tower was modified, replacing a part, with a small building on guard. The latest restorations, made at the beginning of the millennium, made it possible to recover the ancient structure.
Portaccia di Istia
Grosseto
(36 Km)
The door was built in the twelfth century, simultaneously with the tower. Over the centuries, the structure underwent several changes that, during the Sienese occupation, added the upper arches. With the spread of malaria, and the abandonment of the territory, they determined the degradation of the walls and the door itself. The door is currently in a poor state of preservation.
Torre Belvedere
Grosseto
(29 Km)
The Belvedere Tower was built in the Middle Ages. It is characterized by its quadrangular shape. Various redevelopment interventions were carried out that culminated the construction of the fortification. The property is situated in Grosseto. Its walls are stone realizations. For defensive purposes, the tower was also equipped with a louver.
Torre di Collelungo
Grosseto
(28 Km)
Torre di Castel Marino
Grosseto
(29 Km)
The Tower of Castel Marino is located in the Maremma natural park, set on a hill. It was erected in medieval times by the Aldobrandeschi, to spot the coastal strip, but following the construction of the nearby tower of Collelungo, it lost its initial function. The tower is in the form of a ruin, ruined on two sides, with the shoe base characterized by the truncated pyramidal shape and the walls covered in stone.
Torre della Trappola
Grosseto
(28 Km)
The Torre della Trappola is located to the right of the Ombrone river in the homonymous marsh area in Grosseto. The tower was built in medieval times by Meo Guiducci di Torrenieri, on commission of the Municipality of Siena, with the aim of defending the port, and included not only the current construction, but of the ancient salt pans, a complex of buildings, a curtain wall and the church of Sant'Antonio. The tower has a brick shoe structure in the shape of a truncated pyramid.
Forte di San Rocco
Grosseto
(21 Km)
This building is a coastal fortification near the marina. In the second half of the 18th century the Lorraine ordered the construction of this complex in the place where a pre-existing building with military functions stood. Originally, the structure served as a checkpoint for the coast and also as a logistics base. The entire fortification is clad in bricks and is protected by a series of wall curtains, while inside it there is a courtyard.
Forte delle Marze
Grosseto
(15 Km)
The fort dates back to the mid-18th century and was once the home of ministers. A work by engineer L. Ximenes, who over the years has no longer been used as a residence and has been used as a military fort. Due to numerous renovations and the backward of the coastline, the building has undergone numerous changes. The original elements that we can still observe today are in the walls covered in stone and in the upper part covered by a four-pitched roof.
Baluardo delle Palle
Grosseto
(30 Km)
The Bulwark of the Palls, also called Bastione Maiano, is located south of the city. He was the first to be built in the Medici era. It is part of the long walls and stands out from the others because it has frescoes on the frame with the coat of arms of the influential family. Today it is partially damaged due to the bombings of World War II.
Torre Uccellina
Grosseto
(33 Km)
The Uccellina Tower is located along the ridge of the Uccellina Mountains, and was built in the first half of the '300, with the aim of spotting and defending the Abbey of San Rabano. The construction is quadrangular and the walls are covered with stone.
Baluardo di San Michele
Grosseto
(30 Km)
This bulwark is located in the southwestern part of the medieval walls and was built in the second half of the 16th century during the construction of the Medici walls. The building has a polygonal plan with a large shoe base. A pedestrian walk was realized during the works of the '800 which is still visible.
Fortezza e Cassero Senese
Grosseto
(30 Km)
This building dates back to the '300, and is one of the many forts, which are located along the Walls of Grosseto. Of great interest is the fact that this is the only element of the old medieval walls that was not modified during the reconstruction in the 16th century. The building is an imposing rectangular tower with exteriors covered in travertine. On the external facade you can see the white-black coat of arms of Siena and the typical double arch. Now the Cassero is used for various artistic and photographic exhibitions.
Palazzo degli Aldobrandeschi
Grosseto
(30 Km)
The building overlooks Piazza Dante and its construction dates back to the Middle Ages. It has a polygonal shape developed on four raised floors and one underground. Observing the articulations of volumes, the use of materials and decorative elements you can notice the neo-Gothic style; even the interior is characterized by the same style with pictorial decorations on the walls and with a fake cruise time.
Fortezza Medicea
Grosseto
(30 Km)
The Medici Fortress is a real fortified citadel, made of bricks that responded to the principles of modern military architecture. The Fortress has a pentagonal shape and in the center the Piazza d'Armi opens, the heart of the Fortress, which has a rectangular shape and is surrounded by remains of the sixteenth-century buildings. High level cultural and museum center, since 2003 it houses the classrooms of the Grosseto University Pole. In summer, theatrical and musical performances are held there.
Castelliere Etrusco ruderi
Marciana
(43 Km)
The Castelliere Etrusco and the remains of Marciana represent a historical legacy in relation with the bronze age, particularly significant in that place. Today you can freely visit what remains of it, including stunning panoramic views weapped in an atmosphere rich of history offered by the surrounding area.
Fortezza Pisana di Marciana
Marciana
(48 Km)
The Pisan Fortress at Marciana, built in the twelfth century for defensive purposes, has a square plan and it's characterized by the bastions on all the four sides. Initially it was a warehouse for ammunition and was an important source of water, and it's said that the people used to refuge in it during the attacks of the pirates. Today it's fully restored and hosts summer parties.
Santuario della Madonna del Monte
Marciana
(48 Km)
The Shrine of Our Lady on the Mount of Marciana is the oldest of the island. Here is revered the portrait of Madonna Assunta, a painting on granite embedded in the wall whose origins are lost in an unspecified period of the fifteenth century. Consisting in three naves, the building was home to Napoleon and the polish countess Maria Walewska in the 1814.
Santuario della Madonna di Monserrato
Porto Azzurro
(29 Km)
The shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat is located close to Porto Azzurro, in the middle of a valley between Monte Castello and Cima del Monte. It was built in 1606 at the willing of the Spanish nobleman Longone: the Spanish influence echoes in the hints of Baroque decorations covering ceilings and walls.
Bastioni Medicei
Portoferraio
(35 Km)
The Bastioni Medicei of Portoferraio on the island ,were the main defense against the dangers that came from the ground, but especially from the sea. It is majestic walls, seemingly solid, which were built for the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I, who wanted to defend the Elba from the attacks of the Turks.
Palazzo della Biscotteria
Portoferraio
(35 Km)
The Palazzo della Biscotteria in Portoferraio is the current seat of the municipality of the town but when it was built for Cosimo I, it was used as a biscuit shop, a structure that produced bread for the troops that were in the city and on the island .
Duomo di Portoferraio
Portoferraio
(34 Km)
The Cathedral of Portoferraio is very characterized in the island of Elba. Dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, this building housed Napoleon, in whose honor in May of 1814 was celebrated a Mass to celebrate the investiture reigning of the island Elba.
Chiesa della Misericordia
Portoferraio
(34 Km)
Among the oldest buildings to visit in Portoferraio, there is the beautiful Church of Mercy. Founded by Giovanni de 'Medici as far back as 1566, it holds within it an object of high value as the pipe organ dating back to 1792. There are also sacred vessels and furniture belonging to ancient times, in perfect condition, like a bronze mask of Napoleon on his deathbed, and a mold of his hand, both in bronze. In 1852, every May 5 is celebrated a mass in his suffrage
Relitto aereo Junker
Portoferraio
(38 Km)
The Junker is the wreck of an aircraft of the Luftwaffe, used in war missions during World War II. Some parts of the aircraft have been removed but the basic structure remains intact and offers a very impressive vision. At this point the currents are muted but the descent is recommended to experts because of poor visibility.
Chiesa di San Niccolò
Marina di Campo
(43 Km)
Originally dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and erected around the seventh century on the ruins of a pagan temple the church preserves the remains of frescoes of the fifteenth century.
Chiesa di San Francesco
Marina di Campo
(44 Km)
Small church which contains numerous frescoes
Torre di San Giovanni
Campo Nell'Elba
(47 Km)
Situated in the locality Morota, the tower was built around the XI century as a fortress of the Republic of Pisa. The tower was also called "La torre della regina (Queen's Tower) and was the subject of many popular legends.
Pieve di San Giovanni
Campo Nell'Elba
(47 Km)
Built in the XII century, the church is a sacred building in the Pisan Romanesque style.
Cappella Tonietti
Cavo
(29 Km)
The mausoleum was designed by architect Gino Coppedè as the family tomb of Tonietti 's, the first concessionaires for the exploitation of the iron mines of the island.
Villa romana
Cavo
(28 Km)
Teatro del Mare
Piombino
(23 Km)
Pieve di San Giovanni Battista
Castiglione della Pescaia
(11 Km)
The parish church of San Giovanni Battista is a sacred building in Castiglione della Pescaia that was created in the 16th century from rooms used as a storage of weapons.
Torre Medicea del Porto
Marciana Marina
(46 Km)
The Torre Medicea of Porto is located in Marciana Marina and ,in the same way as the other towers scattered troughout the island of Elba, this is a defensive structure, overlooking the sea.
Castello di Montesolaio
Campiglia Marittima
(29 Km)