Elba Island, Characteristics Island of Elba, Elba municipalities, sea Elba, Elba Legend, Information Elbe

													
													The legend tells that Venus 
													was born Tirrenica rising 
													from the depths marine; one 
													day pearl necklace that 
													wonderful adornava divinity 
													broke and the buds fell so 
													scattered in a vast stretch 
													of sea. From the sea, if by 
													magic, the divine 
													metamorphosis of pearls, 
													created the islands of the 
													Tuscan Archipelago, 
													including the magnificent 
													island of Elba. S'immagina 
													often beautiful island as 
													small an island, but is the 
													third largest Italian 
													islands, after Sicily and 
													Sardinia and the largest of 
													those forming the Tuscan 
													Archipelago. The island is 
													covered, in large part, by a 
													luxuriant vegetation that 
													ranked among the greenest 
													island in the Mediterranean. 
													Its surface is about 224 sq 
													km, and coastal development 
													offers a wealth of beautiful 
													beaches and bays, about 147 
													km. The inhabitants residing 
													in the various centres of 
													the island are about 30,000. 
													The old mining wealth of his 
													land has made known this all 
													over the world. 
												

The clear waters and beautiful backdrops that surround it, are rich in flora (chestnut, pine, cork oak, holm, heather, trees, bushes, herbs, poppies and white daisies) and fauna (large is dominated by the winged seabirds includes raptors have buzzards, peregrine falcon, kestrel) typically Mediterranean and preserve, silently, many examples of ancient civilization. Today most of the island is under the protection of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park. The island, including special games sea currents and weather that lap, enjoys a subtropical climate with relatively temperate winters and wet periods and summer marked by drought.

Temperatures range from an average summer to a maximum of 30 and a minimum of 7 during the winter. Elba is divided today in 8 municipalities: Portoferraio, Marciana, Marciana Marina, waters, Capoliveri, Porto Azzurro, Elba Rio and Rio Marina.

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