Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 05 6593 3101;
www.rosselbalepalme.it
; Ottone; adult/tent/car €12/14.50/5.40; mid-Apr-Sep;
)
Set around a botanic garden backed by Mediterranean forest, few campsites are
as leafy or large. The beach is a 400m walk between trees, and accommodation ranges
from simple pitches to cute wooden chalets, 'glamping' tents with running water and
bathtubs on legs, and apartments in a typical Tuscan villa. Find it 9km east of Portofer-
raio, near Ottone.
Eating
Il Castagnacciao
(Via del Mercato Vecchio 5; pizza €4.50-7; 9am-2.30pm & 4.30-11pm Thu-Tue)
Hidden in an alley
near Piazza Cavour, this iconic address with bench seating at wooden tables is no-frills
pizza bliss. Watch your thin-crust, rectangular pizza go in and out of the wood-fired oven,
and save space for dessert -
castagnaccio
(chestnut 'cake') baked in the same oven.
PIZZERIA
€
Osteria Libertaria
( 05 6591 4978; Calata Giacomo Matteotti 12; meals €30; lunch & dinner summer)
Across from
the fishing boats, this waterfront
osteria
cooks up a tasty fish-driven cuisine. Simple
dishes such as fried calamari or
tonno in crosta di pistacchi
(pistachio-encrusted tuna fil-
let) are fresher than fresh and cooked to perfection every time. Dine at one of two tile-
topped tables on the traffic-noisy street outside or on the back-alley terrace. No coffee.
TUSCAN
€€
Information
Tourist office
( 05 6591 4671;
www.isoleditoscana.it
; Viale Elba 4; 9am-7pm Mon-Sat, 10am-1pm
& 3-6pm Sun summer, 9am-5pm Mon-Thu, 9am-1pm Fri winter)
The helpful staff here have a par-
ticularly abundant supply of information on walking and biking paths on the island. Find
the office near the ferry port, around the corner from waterfront Calata Italia 33.
Around Portoferraio
Tenuta La Chiusa
( 05 6593 3046;
www.tenutalachiusa.it
; Magazzini 93; d €65-120, up to 5
people €110-185, per wk d €450-850, up to 5 people per wk €750-1300; )
, Elba's oldest wine-
making estate is 8km east of Portoferraio along the SP26 and SP28. Plumb on the sea-
shore, it has a 17th-century farmhouse, an 18th-century villa, almost 8 hectares of vine-
