Tuši's blog: 15933

Friday, December 30, 2022

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Italy: Monte Capanne on isola d'Elba

For the New Year vacation, Nada, Bronco and me decided to have a trip to Tuscany, Italy. Our plan for today was to go to island Elba, conquer it's highest peak any maybe fly from it. We boarded the morning ferry and we started executing our plan as soon as we set foot on the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago.

Our previous days in Tuscany: Day 5 - 15932, Day 4 - 15931, Day 3 - 15930, Day 2 - 15929 and Day 1 - 15928.

Morning on the ferry.

Hello isola d'Elba.

Sea and the sky.

Approaching Portoferraio, the island's largest city.

Observing while entering the port.

The city was founded by Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, in 1548, with the name of Cosmopoli ("Cosimo's City"), to balance the presence of the Spanish citadel in Porto Azzurro.

Start of the hike, where we passed by the oldest place of worship on the Island of Elba, Romitorio di San Cerbone.

Climber Bronco.

Crossroad with the shelter.

Loose rocks and a sunny day.

Resting under a tree.

View to Marciana town.

Elba island covers 224 km2 and has 147 m of coastline.

Trio Nada, Tuši and Bronco on top of Monte Capanne, 1019 m.

Preparing for take off.

Heli port used as a take off site.

And here I have cut the A cord, making the wing unflyable, so we all walked bac to the valley - Garmin Connect.

After we drank some water we explored the Procchio.

The Villa in San Martino, Napoleon's summer residence, is in the heart of the countryside, about 5 km from Portoferraio.The magnificent neoclassic architecture of the building is the work of Count Anatolio Demidoff, husband of Napoleon's neice Matilde di Monfort, who, in 1851, decided to build a place worthy of Imperial pomps where he could keep his collection of Napoleonic antiques.