- View from Monte Arco (276 m)
View towards Porto Azzurro. - Laghetto di Terranera
An artificial lake about 20m from the sea. It used to be a mine, hematite, magnesite and pyrite. The lake, however, is too sulphurous to swim. - Black sand
This is the blackest beach I've seen. And I've seen quite a few, which claim to be black... Not to mention that compass does not work on this beach. I mean... it works ... but the direction it points to is very locally determined. - Chiessi
Chiessi, of course. My favourite spot on the whole island. - Isola di Pianosa
We call it the 'pancake' island. You can guess why. - Sunset
And the northern tip of Corsica. - Seagull
A lovely seagull waiting to steal some food. My guess would be yellow-legged gull. - Agava and Corsica
- Another sunset
Another lovely sunset. Taken from Capo di Stella, the sun sets behind Monte Fonza and Monte Tambone. - Monte Capanne
Early morning start towards Monte Capanne. The bird-cages did not run yet. - Hermitage of San Cerbone
Saint Cerbone moved here in the 6th century, this church is from the 15th century. There is a lovely pique-nique area behind the church. - Marciana
- Monte Capanne
The rocky path up Monte Capanne. - Chiessi
- Monte Renoso
Wonderful view of the mountains of Corsica. I think this is Monre Renoso (2352 m). - Portoferraio and Castello del Volterraio
Hike up the Cima del Monte (515 m). A wonderful path with views of Portoferraio and Castello del Volterraio. - Wild boar family!
In broad daylight. Mum with a bunch of squeakers. - Wild boar family!
There is seven of them! Plus the mum, of course. - Volterraio
Castello di Volteferraio and Moby ferry in the background. I feel we know all the ferries by now. - Towards Cima del Monte
The path (the wild boar family now gone) towards Cima del Monte (515 m). - Cima del Monte
View from the top towards Porto Azzurro and Capoliveri. And Montecristo in the back. - Cima del Monte
View towards Lacona - Cima del Monte
Portoferraio, as seen from Cima del Monte. Capo Bianco can also be seen behind Forte Falcone. - Rio nell'Elba
Public wash house in Rio. And a secret tip: behind the building is probably the best water spring on the whole island. - Rio nell'Elba
Almost perfect reflections in the wash house. - Chiessi
Do we always sit on the same rock? - Corsica
Monte Cinto (2706 m) and Monte Padro (2390 m) on Corsica. - Corsica
Monte d'Oro (2389 m) and Monte Rotondo in clouds (2622 m). - Capoliveri
End of August this year and it gets dark so early: Pitch dark at 9:15! - Rio nell'Elba
Via Ilario Zambelli - La fontana di Barabba
A fountain in Rio nell'Elba - San Giacomo e San Quirico
A grave in the church of San Giacomo e San Quirico in Rio nell'Elba. - Crucifix
Church of San Giacomo e San Quirico. Now that is a strange statue: the shoulders seem to be broken and the hair seems to be ... real. - Church of San Giacomo e San Quirico
Some Guarnerius Sculpsit in 1679. - Church of Padreterno in Rio nell'Elba
What a lovely street! - Rio nell'Elba
- Fountain of Canali
Fountain in Rio nell'Elba. Now THIS is some delicious water. Really delicious. - Public wash-house
Lavatoio pubblico - public wash-house in Rio nell'Elba. In 1873 the population of Rio increased significantly, and they rebuilt the old wash-house. - Rio nell'Elba
I still don't understand how TWO apartments can fit into such a small house. - Church of the Holy Souls
Church of the Holy Souls now shows The Nativity of Rio Castello. All year long. Even in summer. The nativity scene is not old, it was built in 2010. - Church of the Holy Souls
The church is so tiny (or rather so full of the Nativity scene) so that traffic lights are installed for the people to enter :-) - Church of the Holy Souls
The Nativity scene. Set is a mixture of 16th century buildings as well as more recent ones. - Church of the Holy Souls
Most of the scenery is dating from way after Jesus was born. - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - Church of Padreterno in Rio nell'Elba
The church was built in 16th century on a preexisting older chapel. - View from Capoliveri
- Capoliveri
Via Circonvallazione. I don't know what this building was, but it looks old. - A ... lady?
Inviting people to a restaurant... - The Sun
Sun of the Sun/Moon glass statue in Capoliveri. - Various coins
The steamer Polluce sank between Porto Azzurro and Capoliveri in 1841. These are some of the many coins recovered recently. - Napoleonic coins
There were a lot of coins. A lot. These are Napoleonic. - Snaky jewellery from Polluce
That is some interesting jewellery: snakes! - Various coins
These are the golden coins recovered from the Polluce. - Toilet from Polluce
Yes, they had such wonderful toilets (with water pumps). - Art by Skim
There was a Skim exhibition in Capoliveri. I just love his works! - Open your Dreams by Skim
There was a Skim exhibition in Capoliveri. I just love his works! - Vermeer by Blub
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer. By Blub. - What a beauty!
Street art in Capoliveri. - Impressionist sea
- Pieve di San Giovanni
The church is from the 12th and 13th century. - Monte Capanne cable car
These cable car cages are for two persons only. - Monte Capanne cable car
These bird cages are truly something special. - Mountains of Elba
- Monte Capanne
On the way up Monte Capanne - A funny cloud
That is a funny cloud. - Marciana
- Monte Capanne
Almost on top of Monte Capanne. Marciana in the background. - Dog bar
Most of the shops in the town were closed, but the Dog bar was open :-) - Porta Medicea of Marciana
- Napoleon in Marciana
- A tile on a wall
Not the official coat of arms of Marciana, but it could be. - Raphael's angel by Blub
- Les amants by Blub
Les amants by Magritte by Blub. Blub really is everywhere. - Saint Liboria Chapel in Marciana
Some say the chapel dates from the 11th-12th century, others claim it is from 17th century. Now, that is very exact! - Art in Marciana
Some local art in Marciana. - Marciana
- Sunset behind Corsica
- Portoferraio
With Forte Falcone - Club Med 2 in Portoferraio bay
a 194 m long staysail schooner (that's what Wikipedia says). - Napoleon's villa
Garden of the Villa di San Martino - Napoleon's villa
First French Empire coat of arms with an eagle holding thunderbolts. - Napoleon's villa
Napoleon used this house in 1814-15. - Napoleon's villa
Kitchen - Napoleon's villa
Bathroom - Napoleon's villa
Ceilings. They are different in every room. - Napoleon's villa
Drawing of "Casa Napoleone" by Charlote Napoleon - Napoleon's villa
Sala del nodo d'amore: Ceiling with the lover's knot, expressing the love between Napoleon and Maria Luisa. - Napoleon's villa
The Egyptian room - Napoleon's villa
A detail on the wall in the Egyptian room... I'm pretty sure that the painter never visited Egypt ;-) - Napoleon's villa
A statue of Napoleon in the garden - Demidoff Gallery in Napoleon's villa
Demidoff was Count Anatolio Demidoff, husband of Napoleon's neice Matilde di Monfort. This is a map of Elba by Ferdinando Bertelli from the 1560s. - Napoleon's villa
Gardens of the villa. What is going on with this palm tree? With so many tiny palms growing out of it? - Lacona
Elba is beautiful even in rain. - Chiessi
Probably my (and my kids') favourite place on the island. - Chiessi
- Chiessi
A wonderful sunset with Corsica in the background. - Mountains of Corsica
As seen from Elba - Dilbar and setting sun
I was hoping to catch a perfect sunset ... and then Dilbar came. Dilbar, the mega-yacht, the fourth largest in the world and the largest by the volume, 156 m long. - Church of the Madonna della Neve
The original building dates back to the Romanesque-Pisan period of the 12th century, the rest is mostly from the 16th century.