Elba Island has an ancient history. It was first Etruscan. Then, at the time of Ancient Rome, appreciated by the patricians for the beauty of the sea. An ancient history that you would like to discover during your next vacation. So here there are the five archaeological sites that you shouldn’t miss.
It was a very large and imposing Roman villa, surely for a very rich and important family. The remains of the villa romana delle Grotte are located in le Grotte village, near Portoferraio. From the villa, the visitor can enjoy a wonderful panorama overlooking the sea.
From Portoferraio, you just have to take the strada provinciale 26 to le Grotte parking, the Roman villa is located there. By car, it takes 10 minutes.
The Etruscans were a mysterious people who left various testimonies on Elba. Like the necropolises: in Portoferraio, in Monte Castello near Procchio, in Volterraio (the homonymous castle is one of the historical beauties of the island), in Castiglione di San Martino.
Today it is incorporated within the Medici fortresses of Portoferraio. At the end of the Portoferraio dock promontory, there are the remains of what must have been a Roman villa dating back to the 1st century BC.
It is practically located at the port where the ferries to Portoferraio dock, in a very central area that can also be reached on foot.
On Monte Serra, near Rio, there was an Etruscan temple, probably dedicated to Tinia, by far the most important Etruscan deity.
From Rio Marina, you reach Monte Serra by taking the strada provinciale 26 and the strada provinciale 33. It takes about 15 minutes by car.
In Cavo, there are the remains of a third Roman villa, built between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. The villa was divided in two parts: the first, the elegant part, stood on a promontory and enjoyed a splendid view of the sea.
From Cavo, just take lungomare Vespucci and lungomare Kennedy. On foot it takes about 20 minutes.
Image source: Di Sintakso – Opera propria, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56328662
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