Elba has a lot to offer to those, who like active and even extreme leisure. During one day here you can relax on a beach, dive to learn about the mystery underwater life, and go for a short-term cruise to a neighboring island. Pianosa is perfect for that. By the order of Napoleon, the island was inhabited, later used as a prison and now it is almost deserted, though there is a small settlement with the most beautiful houses. If you have an opportunity, visit the reserved island Montecristo, which was inhabited in the times of the Phoenicians.
There are lots of charming bays and gulfs for leisure on Elba; the island has very different beaches. Paolina mixed sand and pebble-stone beach is widely regarded as one of the most scenic … 
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Island of Elba offers its guests more than 200 hotels, inns and apartments to choose from. The most luxurious hotels are situated in Portoferraio, and exclusive Hermitage hotel is the one of … Open
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Leave at least one day for visiting local SPA-salons. If you don’t like traditional mud treatment, try seaweed wrapping. There are also places to party in Elba. The center of nightlife is definitely Porto Azzurro. This is the place, where most bars with live music, nightclubs, and theme discos are located. However, you can spend a romantic evening in any seaside café, and in any big settlements on island you will find street bars that serve unique cocktails.
Attractions and entertainment in Italy
Another fashionable area for active tourism in Italy is diving. The best places for diving are in Liguria in the waters of the Ligurian Sea, in Sicily, Sardinia, and the Pontiac archipelago. On the coast of Italy, there is no such a diversity of the underwater world, as in tropical countries. Under water however, you can find a huge number of artifacts. Near the coast of Sicily there are wrecks of sunken warships, some ships have been resting on the seabed since the time of the Roman Empire. At the coast of Ustica in Sicily, you can dive into submerged caves and meet with local inhabitants - barracudas, tunas, rays and morays. At the bottom of the banks of the Pontic archipelago, many divers are hoping to find the lost pirate treasure. Very popular diving at Cape Portofino, off the coast of the island of Elba, you can find red corals, squid, jellyfish, sea urchins and scorpions.
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