Rio Marina - Hotels and Apartments in Rio Marina Elba

Rio Marina is a small town of just over 2.000 inhabitants, net of tourists, located on the Island of Elba, therefore belonging to the province of Livorno.

The Island of Elba is a place that needs very little tourist introduction, and Rio Marina it is certainly one of the most interesting areas for those who choose to spend a shorter or longer holiday on this beautiful Tuscan island.

Rio Marina it is a place that absolutely deserves to be visited, but which, at the same time, can also be an excellent solution for overnight stays, offering a range of very interesting accommodation facilities.

The village of Rio Marina is characterized by very suggestive landscapes: overlooking a particularly beautiful stretch of sea, Rio Marina it is well known for the presence of a rather important port, as well as for its mines.

Mining has always represented, for Rio Marina, the heart of the local economy, it is enough to mention particularly interesting sites such as the Rio Mine, the Rioalbano Mine, the Ortano Mine, the Black Earth and Capo Bianco Mines.

These areas of Rio Marina, in addition to being very interesting from an artistic level, boast a very ancient history: the mining activity in Rio Marina, in fact, dates back to very distant times, and already at the time of the Etruscans these works were carried out in the soil in order to be able to extract precious materials such as iron, of which this area is particularly rich.

Rio Marina, in addition to having an important port, is very close to the port of Portoferraio, which is the main one on the island, a reference point not only for maritime connections between the Island of Elba and the nearby Tuscan coast, but also for many cruise ships.

In short, the locality of Rio Marina it absolutely deserves to be considered one of the most important on the Island of Elba, and you absolutely must not forget to visit it if you stay on this island.