Baia Imperiale
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A dazed day in Elba.
Portoferraio, Elba Portoferraio greeted us with bright sunshine and a beautiful view of the local port. Behind this stands the Porta a Mare gate, which dates back to 1637 and is shadowed by rugged mountains. The ship docked right in the town and it was immediately accessible for exploration on foot. Elba was rich in iron that made it very attractive to the Etruscans and Romans for sword making and was a highly desired stronghold for mediterranean powers? Elba achieved fame though as ...
Isola d'Elba, Toscana
... di quello che gli elbani chiamano “lo scoglio”, cui tutti sono legati, per sempre. Ci sono quelli che come i mitili non si spostano mai e quelli che come vongole sono un po’ vagili…ma l’amore per l’Elba, che tu ci sia nato o meno, quando ti prende ti prende. Quindi voi tutti che siete lì pronti a partire con il vostro camper siete avvisati!Allora diciamo subito che l’Elba è grande, più di quanto ti aspetti e che ...
Dolce fa niente
... it was an hour's drive to the pretty coastal town of Piombino (which very nearly means something pretty fruity in Italian), during which we were continually entertained by Giovanni, who is a cruise ship captain for Costa and very close friends with Costa's now infamous Captain Schettini. As a result, we were given some priviliged, as yet unpublished, information about the crash and the now beleagured captain Schettini which would probably be ...
Digging a Roman Villa
... was photographed and drawn. All items for each layer were given a separate number. This particular site was used for iron smelting during Etruscan times, then a roman villa was built where they did fish sauce production. After the collapse of the roman empire the site was used for iron production again.
At the site, there was also a group of students from the University ...
GOODBUY ISOLA d ELBA
... but couldn’t, we both just felt angry. Shame realy because it was an amazing place, but very busy. I think we needed a whole day there, not tagging it onto the end of a days ride. Oh well, Volterra goes into the “next time” hat J
But I appreciate its strength and beauty, certainly it was geographically placed in a magnificent area lording over the valleys below.
Tired now, Womby and Goldie head for home back to Colle and their 1060 ...