Elba
Set bang on the gravelly beach at Pareti, this is one of the few three-star hotels in Elba with a location right on the seashore. Appealing facilities include a restaurant and bar with sea views, parasol-shaded sun-loungers on the sand, and pedalo/boat rental.
Full-board – an extra €20 per person – is also available.
Parco Archeologico di Baratti e Populonia
19.38 MILES
The Etruscan sites on display here are some of Tuscany's finest. Four marked walking trails lead through a vast green park, revealing a ruined town and…
Museo Villa Napoleonica di San Martino
6.24 MILES
Napoleon personally supervised the transformation of what had been a large farmhouse in the hills 5km southwest of Portoferraio into an elegant villa…
Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago Toscano
9.43 MILES
The Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago Toscano safeguards the delicate ecosystems of Elba's seven islands as well as the 600 sq km of sea that washes around…
Riserva Naturale Provinciale Diaccia Botrona
26.85 MILES
The marshes surrounding the coastal town of Castiglione della Pescaia are an important shelter for migrating birds, and this 12.7-sq-km nature reserve off…
Parco Archeominerario di San Silvestro
26.87 MILES
The area's 3000-year mining history is explored at this intriguing industrial site in Campiglia Marittima, approximately 10km inland from San Vincenzo…
6.54 MILES
Portoferraio's loftiest highest hill is crowned by this largely intact, 16th-century fort (1548) – a key point, together with Fort Stella and Torre del…
Santuario della Madonna del Monte
12.14 MILES
To enjoy an invigorating 40-minute hike, head up through Marciana along Via della Madonna to reach this much-altered hilltop chapel with its 13th-century…
Museo Nazionale della Residenze Napoleoniche
6.48 MILES
Villa dei Mulini was home to Napoleon during his stint in exile on this small isle. With its Empire-style furnishings, splendid library, fig-tree-studded…
1. Calamita: Miniere di Capoliveri
1 MILES
Guided tours take visitors from a small site museum in Vallone, 11km south of Capoliveri, to the Genevro mine where magnetite was extracted until the…
5.53 MILES
About 5km out of Portoferraio town, wander through the ruins of this 1st-century-BC Roman villa overlooking the sea at Punta delle Grotte and you will be…
3. Area Archeologica della Linguella
6.22 MILES
The 16th-century Torre del Martello was where Napoleon was 'imprisoned' at the start of his fleeting exile on Elba in 1814 and the russet-red, hexagonal…
4. Museo Villa Napoleonica di San Martino
6.24 MILES
Napoleon personally supervised the transformation of what had been a large farmhouse in the hills 5km southwest of Portoferraio into an elegant villa…
6.41 MILES
The salmon-pink Star Fort, so called due to its shape, is one of Portoferraio's defining hilltop forts. It was commissioned by Cosimo l de' Medici and…
6.45 MILES
The dimly lit, 17th-century Chiesa della Misericordia is home to Napoleon's death mask.
6.45 MILES
This 17th-century church-turned-theatre was one of the grandest, most elaborate churches in Portoferraio when it was constructed in 1618. The Chiesa del…
8. Museo Nazionale della Residenze Napoleoniche
6.48 MILES
Villa dei Mulini was home to Napoleon during his stint in exile on this small isle. With its Empire-style furnishings, splendid library, fig-tree-studded…