Elba Island … the little big island.
The island of Elba with its 224 square km is the third largest Italian island. Elba has 147 kilometres of coastline with beaches and cliffs overlooking the sea. To better understand its size, take note thatElba has 19 middle size to small towns and a dozen small inhabited villages. There are31,800 resident inhabitants, 141 per square km. In the summer there arealmost 200,000 visitorsbut they don’t seem to overcrowdthe place.