- Capo di Stella
View of the Lacona beach - Porto Azzurro
Passegiatta Carmignani - Porto Azzurro
- Chiessi
- Capoliveri
- La Calcinaia
- Agave blossom
- 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
A statue of Napoleon in the garden - 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. - Lacona
A granary, I believe. - Elba
From Colle Reciso towards San Martino - Elba
From Colle Reciso towards San Martino - Il Casale di Monserrato
A wonderful secret garden - Sea daffodil in Lacona
Pancratium maritimum - Sea daffodil in Lacona
Pancratium maritimum - Portoferraio
- A in Portoferraio
Again, A. In front, there is a completely normal sailing yacht. That one in the back is not. - LIguella Museum, Portoferraio
Remains of a Roman villa. - Santo Stefano alle Trane
This church dates from the second half of the XII century. Completely destroyed in 1442 and once again 1747, last renovation was done in the 1970s. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A wonderful Roman villa from I century BC. If I'm not mistaken, this is the spa that included calidarium and frigidarium. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
This was the upper pool of the villa. Not bad. Not bad at all. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A huuuge villa with an even larger garden. - Church of Padreterno in Rio nell'Elba
What a lovely street! - Rio nell'Elba
- 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
The church is so tiny (or rather so full of the Nativity scene) so that traffic lights are installed for the people to enter :-) - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - 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 - Marciana
- Monte Capanne
Almost on top of Monte Capanne. Marciana in the background. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
A stroll on one of the Lérin islands, L'île Sainte-Marguerite. The whole island is just beautiful. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon is one of my favourite places on the whole Côte d'Azur. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
- Ilha do Baleal
Northern tip of Ilha do Baleal and Ilha de Fora. - Île Sainte-Marguerite
View of the Sainte Marguerite island. And the beautiful sea in between. - Pointe du Grouin
A lovely walk close to Cancale. And some wild currents in the sea! - Île Saint-Honorat
Areal view of Saint-Honorat. Lérins Islands are so so beautiful.