Kayak in Elba Island
Edited by texts the firm Tourist Promotion
of the Tuscan archipelago
Who loves the sea and the excursions in kajak,
who has the passion to tack long rocky coasts,
to look through among the cliffs and to discover
beaches or calette set in the Mediterranean
stain doesn't have doubts: its preferred landing
is the island in Elba.
Following the itinerary that we propose is
obviously recommended under conditions optimal
meteomarine and to the experienced apprentices
and trained.
1. The south-western coast in kayak: from Marina
of Field to Procchio
Point of departure: Marina of Field.
Point of arrival: Procchio.
Length 47 km.
Degree of difficulty: binding for the length,
but and' possible to divide the itinerary.
Interest: panoramic and geologic.
From the splendid beach of Marina of Field
we make rout toward southwest in direction of
the gulf of Galenzana. The "bagnolo",
a shoal that during the low tide it escapes
completely from the sea, it doesn't create problems
to our canoes that slip agile and fast in a
palm of water.
Doubled Point Bardella we coast along the Cave
of the Sea Ox and then the Cave of the Bishop
in which it is possible to enter with the kayakses.

Overcome head Pore the tall and rocky coast
he/she leaves the place to some spiaggettes
of stones that you/they invite to a dive. The
bluff of granite does him candid and here is
the Blue cave: sea transparent and extraordinary
games of light.
We overcome the gulf of Cabbages, the sandy
beach of Seccheto, discovers the white and scenografico
beach of the "Caribbean" Fetovaia.
Doubled the point, as usual the Elba catches
us: from the white and black with the long series
of beaches of the Graves, then the rock-cliff
of the Ogliera with the wreckage sunk on a clear
backdrop to few meters deep. To the horizon
other islands, the near Pianosa and the unmistakable
cone of Montecristo float.
Behind Pomonte, built sea suburb where anciently
a rose I bring Roman, it hacks him the Hut Mountain
and the green vineyards of the valley of the
Poio they oppose with the shines of the granite.
We
are by now on the western slope: the white bluffs
of Chiessi, the "finger" of Corsica
so distant and so nearby Stings Black, the more
one to west of the island.
The hard granite leaves the place to friable
stratified rocks.
After the lighthouse of Point Polveraia, between
the small caves and appearing on the surface
rock-clifves pagaiamo up to the Zanca and to
Head Sant'Andrea, important reference for the
sailors of the past.
The coast north in the Elba welcomes us with
its luxuriant Mediterranean stain, Goatherd
and the continent in distance, even the to puff
of a whale for the most fortunate. It is not
rare in fact, that these marvelous cetacean
draw near up to few hundred meters from, really
in this line.
Left the imposing bluff of the Big-nosed one
to the shoulders unthread in front of Marciana
Marina (of obligation a standstill!), with his/her
tower and on on aloft the chestnut trees of
the Huts. Then we double Point of the Crocetta,
we circumnavigate the rock-cliff of the Paolina
and we finish our excursion on the great beach
of Procchio.
2. The south coast: from Marina of Field to Lacona
The itinerary is recommended under conditions
optimal meteomarine and to the experienced apprentices
and trained.
Point of departure: Marina of Field.
Point of arrival: Lacona.
Length 15 km.
Degree of difficulty: binding for the length,
but it is possible to divide the itinerary.
Interest: panoramic and geologic.
From the beach of Marina of Field pagaiamo
toward the left side of the gulf and we slip
between the coast and the islet of Porto Caccamo:
the sea kayak with his/her meeting place pescaggio
is the only boat able to pass "uninjured"
among the rocks semiaffioranti.
And' stable, easy to conduct and thanks to the
watertight gavonis it allows to stow a dry change
of clothing and the provisions for a frugal
picnic in the beach.

But we take back our itinerary. The sea is
of emerald and the aromas of the Mediterranean
stain they invade the air. Here is the enchanting
caletta of the Ischia with two small beaches
of gravel set as precious stones in the pink
granite. More before we meet the Rota, a to
follow him of microinsenature dug in the black
rock.
Through the gulf of Fonza and doubled point
of the Priolo we reach the Longio, where the
innocence of the granite exalts the turquoise
of the sea. The impending valley of the King
evokes archaic legends of the island past.
Doubled
point the Destinations leaving at first himself/herself/itself
on the right the rock-cliff of the Mullet raggingiamo
the Ripa Nera and then the cove of the Fig tree
where splendid crystals of granite embellish
the rocks to peak. A little anymore before a
small cave it entertains a source of sweet water
usual destination of the sea birds.
You continues for the shoal of the Corallines,
an enormous column of granite that sinks up
to 73 meters in a sea rich in life and from
the exceptional transparency, where the elegant
marangonis often dip him "flying"
literally sott'acqua to the search of preys.
The delicious spiaggetta of the
Heaven, inaccessible to boats and rafts, it
is the ideal landing par a bath or a standstill
to the shade of a beautiful cave. Shortly after
here is the cove of the hell, that entertains
a great colony of gulls and a backdrop rich
in posidonia, ideal Habitat for a lot of kinds
of fishes.
Doubled point of the Countess, to whose shoulders
detach the military postings of the second world
war, our excursion finishes on the soft beach
of the beach of Lacona.
These are alone
some of the tappes in which it is possible to
divide the periplo of the island. The Elba sottocosta
has in Serb other surprises you come to discover
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