Back to the ship!!!
The vineyards in the countryside.
Don stopped for a Coke while I shopped.
The charming streets of Porto Azzurro.We docked @ the Island of Elba in the city of Portoferraio Elba's major seaport, called a Napoleonic palindrome. The island is approximately 10 miles off the Italian shores of Tuscany and is one of 7 known as the Tuscan Archipelaago. Elba, it goes without saying, is the most famous. "Lucky Napoleon" was exiled to Elba in 1814 with full sovereign rights over Elba. He lived in exile from May 4, 1814 to February 26, 1815 when he escaped and returned to France.
The city of Portoferraio is the largest city and the island's capital, it is really the only city on the island. Fewer than 15,000 people call it home. There is much to see and do and some 2 million vacationers come here especially to enjoy the predictable sunshine and tourism has been the island's main industry following the steel mill closures at the end of WWII.
We went to the Villa San Martino, the summer residence of Napoleon and then onto the southern coastal road to PORTO ASSURRO where we strolled along this seaside community's charming streets and then a return to our Crystal Symphony ship
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