Porto AzzurroPorto Azzurro is a town and comune (municipality) on the island of Elba, in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located about 130 kilometres (81 miles) southwest of Florence and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Livorno. It has 3,687 inhabitants. Porto Azzurro borders the municipalities of Capoliveri, Portoferraio, and Rio.
Cosimo I de' MediciCosimo I de' Medici (12 June 1519 – 21 April 1574) was the second and last duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, when he became the first grand duke of Tuscany, a title he held until his death. Cosimo I succeeded his cousin to the duchy. He built the Uffizi (office) to organize his administration, and conquered Siena to consolidate Florence's rule in Tuscany. He expanded the Pitti Palace and most of the Boboli Gardens were also laid out during his reign.
Campo nell'ElbaCampo nell'Elba (Italian for 'Field on Elba') is a comune (municipality) on the island of Elba, in the Province of Livorno in the region of Tuscany in Italy, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) southwest of Florence and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Livorno. It has 4,629 inhabitants. Campo nell'Elba borders the municipalities of Capoliveri, Marciana, and Portoferraio. DemographicsAs of 2026, the population is 4,629, of which 50.2% are male, and 49.8% are female.
MarcianaMarciana is a town and comune (municipality) on the island of Elba, in the Province of Livorno in the region of Tuscany in Italy. It has 2,049 inhabitants. Marciana borders the municipalities of Campo nell'Elba, Marciana Marina, and Portoferraio. DemographicsAs of 2026, the population is 2,049, of which 48.7% are male, and 51.3% are female. Minors make up 10.4% of the population, and seniors make up 32.3%.
CapoliveriCapoliveri is a comune (municipality) on the island of Elba, in the Province of Livorno in the region of Tuscany in Italy. It is located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Florence and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Livorno. It has 3,970 inhabitants. The name appeared for the first time in a document of the republic of Genoa. Capoliveri borders the municipalities of Campo nell'Elba, Porto Azzurro, and Portoferraio.
Rio, ItalyRio is a comune (municipality) on the island of Elba, in the Province of Livorno in the region of Tuscany in Italy. It has 3,427 inhabitants. The municipality is formed by the towns of Rio Marina, Rio nell'Elba, Cavo and Bagnaia, and the villages of Capo d'Arco, Nisportino, Nisporto and Ortano. Rio also includes the small islands of Cerboli and Palmaiola. It was established in January 2018.
TuscanyTuscany ( ; Italian: Toscana) is a region of centralItaly. With a population of 3,659,222 in an area of 22,987.04 square kilometres (8,875.35 square miles), it is the 9th most populous and 5th-largest region of Italy. The capital and largest city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and of the foundations of the Italian language.
Province of LivornoThe province of Livorno (Italian: provincia di Livorno) or, traditionally, province of Leghorn, is a province in the region of Tuscany in central Italy. It includes several islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, including Elba and Capraia. Its capital is the city of Livorno. When formed in 1861, the province included only Livorno and Elba Island. It was extended in 1925 with land from the provinces of Pisa and Genoa.
ElbaElba (Italian: isola d'Elba, pronounced; Latin: Ilva) is a island in the region of Tuscany in Italy, 10 km (6.2 mi) from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano National Park, and the third largest island in Italy, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located in the Tyrrhenian Sea about 50 km (30 mi) east of the French island of Corsica.
List of grand dukes of TuscanyThis is a list of grand dukes of Tuscany. The title was created on 27 August 1569 by a papal bull of Pope Pius V to Cosimo I de' Medici, member of the illustrious House of Medici. His coronation took place in Rome on 5 March 1570 by the hands of the Pope himself. Cosimo's family, the Medici dynasty, had been ruling the Florentine Republic, the predecessor of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, since 1434, first as Lords of Florence and later as Dukes.
Tuscan dialectsTuscan (Italian: toscano; locally: vernacolo) is a set of Italo-Dalmatianvarieties of Romance spoken in Tuscany, Corsica, and Sardinia. Tuscan, especially its Florentine variety, formed the basis for establishing Standard Italian.
ItalyItaly, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula, which extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino.
ComuneA comune (pronounced; pl.: comuni, pronounced) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions (regioni) and provinces (province). The comune can also have the title of città (lit.'city'). Formed praeter legem according to the principles consolidated in medieval municipalities, the comune is provided for by article 114 of the Constitution of Italy.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.