{"id":13044,"date":"2019-08-14T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuovo.letamerici.it\/isola-delba-tra-storia-e-relax\/"},"modified":"2021-04-12T10:50:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T08:50:55","slug":"the-island-of-elba-between-history-and-relax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letamerici.it\/en\/the-island-of-elba-between-history-and-relax\/","title":{"rendered":"The Island of Elba, between history and relax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <b>Island<\/b> of <b>Elba<\/b> is the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago and is known for its beautiful golden beaches and its <b>azure<\/b> <b>sea<\/b>.<br \/>\nOn its coasts are <b>gulfs<\/b> and <b>headlands<\/b> and is part of the <b>Tuscan<\/b> <b>Archipelago<\/b> <b>National<\/b> <b>Park<\/b>, one of the largest protected marine areas in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival at <b>Portoferraio<\/b>, the main port of the island of Elba, we find <b>two<\/b> <b>large<\/b> <b>forts<\/b> that guard the coast from above; they are the <b>Fort<\/b> <b>Falcone<\/b> and the <b>Fort<\/b> <b>Stella<\/b>, built by the Medici family, they were part of the island\u2019s defense network.<br \/>\nIn addition to beaches and<b> seaside tourism<\/b>, the Island of Elba is <b>full of historical remains<\/b> to be discovered; like the <b>Palazzina<\/b> <b>dei<\/b> <b>Mulini<\/b> in Portoferraio, one of the two <b>Napoleon<\/b> residences on the island of Elba.<\/p>\n<p>It is located between the two forts, it was built before the emperor\u2019s arrival and then, it was readjusted by him and used for receptions and parties.<br \/>\nThe structure is <b>open<\/b> <b>to<\/b> <b>visits<\/b>, and inside there are the <b>original<\/b> <b>furnishings<\/b> and you can walk in the beautiful <b>gardens<\/b> of the villa.<\/p>\n<p>On the promontory overlooking Portoferraio there is another of the many places of historical importance of the Island of Elba, the <b>Roman Villa of the Caves<\/b>.<br \/>\nAn ancient <b>Roman<\/b> <b>domus<\/b> that included two levels with <b>garden<\/b>, <b>swimming<\/b> <b>pools<\/b> and <b>thermal<\/b> <b>baths<\/b>.<br \/>\nThese are just some of the many places to explore on the Island of Elba, a place that offers the <b>relaxation<\/b> of the <b>golden<\/b> <b>beaches<\/b> and <b>coves<\/b> and the <b>charm<\/b> of ancient <b>history<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Island of Elba is the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago and is known for its beautiful golden beaches and its azure sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13045,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_expiration-date-status":"saved","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-surroundings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.letamerici.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.letamerici.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.letamerici.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.letamerici.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.letamerici.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.letamerici.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.letamerici.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.letamerici.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.letamerici.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.letamerici.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}