Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Massa Marittima
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Road map
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Amatur, Via Todini 3-5 (0566
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a grimy industrial town. Its
history is closely associated
with mining and there are
some excellent examples of
Romanesque architecture.
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Museo Archeologico
Palazzo del Podestà , Piazza Garibaldi.
Tel
0566 90 22 89.
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Tue-Sun.
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An archaeological museum
with material from Paleolithic
to Roman times.
Set in the Colline Metallifere
(metal-bearing hills), from
which lead, copper and silver
ores were mined, Massa
Marittima is far from being
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Duomo
The Romanesque cathedral is
dedicated to St Cerbone, a 6th-
century saint whose story is
told in stone above the door.
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Museo d'Arte Sacra
Convento di San Pietro all'Orto,
Corso Diaz 36
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Tel
0566 90 22 89.
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Art from local churches and
basilicas can be admired here.
daily.
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Museo della Miniera
Via Corridoni.
Tel
0566 90 22 89.
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Parts of this museum of
mining are located within
a worked-out mine shaft.
Tue-Sun.
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compulsory.
Piombino
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Road map
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Via Ferruccio 1 (0565 22
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Piombino is a busy town
dominated by iron and steel
works. It is at the end of the
Massoncello peninsula and
The skyline of Massa Marittima
A Day Out on Elba
Elba's most famous resident was Napoleon,
who spent nine months here after the fall of
Paris in 1814. Today the island is mainly
populated by holidaymakers, who come by
ferry from Piombino, 10 km (6 miles) away on
the mainland. The main town is Portoferraio,
with an old port and a modern seafront with
smart hotels. The landscape of the island is
varied: on the west coast there are sandy
beaches, suitable for
all water sports; inland,
olive groves and vine-
yards line hillsides,
and vegetation covers
the mountains. The
east coast is more
rugged, with high cliffs
and stony beaches.
Marciana Marina
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Return to the main road and
follow the coast round, past
Procchio with its long sandy
bays. From here it is 7.5 km
(4.5 miles) to the marina.
Marciana Alta
4
From the marina take
the main road into the
hills to the old medieval
town. After 8 km (5 miles)
turn left on to a minor road
leading to the cable car up
to the top of Monte Capanne.
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Tour route
Other roads
Marina di Campo
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Stay on the
coast road, round the west end of
the island, until Marina di Campo.
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