Ferry from Italy to Pianosa Island

About Italy

Italy is a boot-shaped peninsula situated in the Mediterranean Sea at the bottom of Western Europe, with the Tyrrhenian Sea to the West, Ionian Sea to the South and Adriatic Sea to the East. Italy is the fifth most visited country in the world and contains more World Heritage Sites than any other country. Although Rome, Milan, Venice and Florence are the top tourist destinations in Italy, the country’s rich collections of art, culture and literature from many different periods and regions make it impossible to judge on where the most interesting location is. With around four thousand miles of coastline, with countless gulfs, inlets, and long sandy beaches, Italy is truly adapted to the vacation lovers every need. Coastal cities with their sea resorts and awesome beaches are easily reachable by car with a variety of ferries and vessels large and small ready to sail you there.

About Pianosa Island

Pianosa is a small Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago, halfway between Corsica and the west coast of Italy. A hidden jewel of the Tyrrhenian Sea, Pianosa has a flat topography with a coastline just twenty two kilometres long, boasting stunning cliffs and immaculate snorkelling sites. Today, the island has no human population, but a wonderful variety of Italian sea life within the marine protected area, as well as migratory birds and small land mammals instead. However, life wasn’t always so peaceful here; it was introduced as a penal colony from 1856 until the late 90s. The ruinous buildings of which make up the majority of tourist sites, with intact city walls, gates and towers providing dramatic, picturesque backdrops. You can sail to Pianosa from Elba, the large island to the northeast, and from Piombino, a town in the Livorno province on the west coast of Italy, with weekly sailings operated by one of Tuscany’s leading ferry companies.