Elba

30th Sept. 2005
A group of us spent theday in Elba, an island just west of Tuscany.
I hated myself for getting up to make a 5am train to the port, but it ended up being a really nice, sunny day. We made a stop at Portoferraio and then went on to Porto Azzuro. The Mediterranean vegetation, warm colours and architectural details in the little towns on the island were beautiful. We took a bus to Mount Calamita, the highest point on the island, and trecked down to a little beach on the north coast. The view was incredible.
Elba is rich in spices and minerals and has many caves and old mines. It was also the home of Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile in 1814.