- Open your Dreams by Skim
There was a Skim exhibition in Capoliveri. I just love his works! - Capo di Stella
View of the Lacona beach - Isola di Montechristo
Ahhh, the famous Montechristo island. - Porto Azzurro
- Capoliveri
- Via Luperini
View from Via Luperini on Capoliveri - Monte Capanne
View from the Capoliveri peninsula - Monte Capanne
- Sunset on Elba
View from Via Luperini - Moonshine
A yacht a night. In moonshine! - Moonset
- Portoferraio
With Forte Falcone - Club Med 2 in Portoferraio bay
a 194 m long staysail schooner (that's what Wikipedia says). - Chiessi
Probably my (and my kids') favourite place on the island. - 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. - A on Elba
Aaaah, the A. The largest sailing yacht. 143m long. And about a 100 m tall. It spent several days on Elba so we saw a lot of it, from all sides. - Monte Capanne
as seen from Capoliveri - A
A again. Still in Portoferraio, Elba. - Scoglietto Portoferraio
- Yin-yang sunset on Elba
Sun setting behind Capraia - Portoferraio
... and another huge yacht, interestingly illuminated. - A in Portoferraio
Again, A. In front, there is a completely normal sailing yacht. That one in the back is not. - LIguella Museum, Portoferraio
I don't know what these benches are made of, but they are special. - LIguella Museum, Portoferraio
Remains of a Roman villa. - Portoferraio
- Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
This was the upper pool of the villa. Not bad. Not bad at all. - View from 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. - Art by Skim
There was a Skim exhibition in Capoliveri. I just love his works! - Toilet from Polluce
Yes, they had such wonderful toilets (with water pumps). - Impressionist sea
- Monte Capanne cable car
These cable car cages are for two persons only. - Monte Capanne cable car
These bird cages are truly something special. - Monte Capanne
On the way up Monte Capanne - Monte Capanne
Almost on top of Monte Capanne. Marciana in the background. - Sunset behind Corsica
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon is one of my favourite places on the whole Côte d'Azur. - Isola di Pianosa
We call it the 'pancake' island. You can guess why. - Ilha do Baleal
Northern tip of Ilha do Baleal and Ilha de Fora. - Ilha de Fora
Another sunset in Baleal. Just beautiful. - Île Saint-Honorat
Île Saint-Honorat is the smaller of the Lerins islands. And visiting it off-season is just magical. - Île Saint-Honorat
View from the island towards Massif de l'Esterel. - Île Saint-Honorat
- The fortified monastery
Built in the 11th century and being rebuilt now. - Île Sainte-Marguerite
View of the Sainte Marguerite island. And the beautiful sea in between. - Plage de Cherrueix
View of Mont Saint Michel from the beach in Cherrueix. - Pointe du Grouin
A lovely walk close to Cancale. And some wild currents in the sea! - Château de Costaérès
Another spectacular place. A neo-medieval style manor on one of the islands. Built by a Polish engineer Bruno Abakanowicz, later Sienkiewicz wrote Quo Vadis here. Now owned by the comedian Didi :-) - Baie des Trépassés
The lonely Tévennec Lighthouse on the horizon. - Pointe du Raz
The Tévennec Lighthouse as seen from Pointe du Raz. The lighthouse was inhabited from 1875 to 1910. - Pointe du Raz
The word "raz" means a strong current of water. Well, yes. I've never seen such strong *tidal* currents in the sea. Two lighthouses, La Vieille and La petite Vieille can be seen. And the Île de Sein in the background. - Île Saint-Honorat
Areal view of Saint-Honorat. Lérins Islands are so so beautiful.