Tuscany, Italy

Elba

There was more to Elba than I'd imagined. It's a beautiful little island, with nice views over the sea, pictureque little towns, beaches and nice scenery. We took the car along by ferry, so we could tour the island's roads and covered most of the area.


After a bad night's sleep in Piombino, ready to take the Ferry to the town of Portoferraio on Elba	It was easy to get a ticket for the ferry, now we're ready to board

On the ferry, one of the lifeboats	A similar ferry to the one we're on

The old town of Portoferraio	The beach around Cavoli in the southwest of Elba

'Mare' was an important sign for us, sometimes leading down very steep roads to the beach	The steep hills leading to the sea

One of the many beaches	A hilltop town in Campo Nell'Elba

A town near Marina di Campo. The airstrip is nearby	A watchpost on a craggy rock overlooking the bay of Marina di Campo

Olde square in Campo Nell'Elba, a very sleepy town	Idyllic doorway

Doorway 2	Doorway 3

This cat was keenly watching the goings-on	Flowers are out

A backyard	Sofas no longer needed gather dust

Wonderful pathway leading up to the cemetry and church	Church in Campo Nell'Elba

I'm not sure if the car still works...	View down into town

Vintage favourite of the Italians	Overlooking the bay of Marina di Campo

These trees aren't that straight anymore	Winding road

Double bell	Flowers

The blue sea	Viewpoint

Viewpoint in the hills	Up the stairs on the way to Villa dei Mullini, one of Napoleaon's Villas in Portoferraio. This one is open to the public

This is Napoleon's Villa dei Mullini	Inside Villa dei Mullini, the man himself

Inside Villa dei Mullini	The outside view from Villa dei Mullini into the gardens isn't too bad either

Checking out Napoleon's mirror in Villa dei Mullini	Seagulls

A street in Portoferraio	Street scene

Here's the second one of Napoleon's villa's which you can visit, Villa Napoleonica di San Martino	Egyptian style room inside the villa

Some furniture inside the villa	Ceiling painting inside the villa

The guy in his favourite pose	His bathroom in the villa

Statue in Villa Demidoff, which is just below "N"'s villa	Oranges in Napolean's garden

Look at the long tongue on this cat!	Posing

Taking the ferry back to Piombino on the mainland	Downing a strong espresso on the ferry