Piombino

Piombino is situated on a promontory high over the Thyrrenian Sea, just in front of the Isle of Elba. Piombino, modern and active town, has always been an important strategic place thanks to its particular geographic position which allowed both the control of the Tuscan Sea and the access to the peninsula. Because of its iron resources, it was also the most important centre of the Republic of Pise. Piombino has been the capital of an indipendent State for over 400 years, and many important civilizations settled here: so, Etruscan, Roman, Spanish and French people lived in this beautiful strip of land, leaving beyond them artistic and historical traces of their presence, as for example the fortess of Populonia and the Gulf of Baratti.
The numerous beaches of Piombino present different features according to the morphology of the territory. This is why you can find long expanses of sand, cliffs overhanging the sea or pebble beaches. The sea water is here clean and transparent.