Elba Bike Tour with Beer Tasting from Portoferraio

Return to the Country E-bike Rent headquarters in via Val Carene Portoferraio.

The Villa di San Martino, Napoleon's summer residence, is located in the middle of the countryside, about 5 km from Portoferraio. Napoleon bought the property from the Manganaro family in 1814, with the intention of transforming it into a comfortable and refined residence, which had nothing to envy to the Parisian residences. He then made several changes including: the enlargement of the building, the renovation of the façade, with the arrangement of an airy hanging garden overlooking the harbor of Portoferraio, and the interior decoration.

Leaving Portoferraio and continuing towards Procchio, in the locality of Capannone, one cannot fail to notice one of the most fascinating and famous gulfs of Elba: that of Biodola. The beach is characterized by a natural amphitheater consisting of the reliefs of Serone delle Cime, Capannone and Colle Pecorara richly covered by a dense coppice and Mediterranean scrub, which is matched by the view of Monte Perone and Capanne (1019 m) on the sea. Its position exposes it to north-west winds while it is protected from south winds.

Located on the north coast of the Island of Elba, the Capo Enfola peninsula is characterized by a thin isthmus of land (just 70 meters wide) that connects Monte Enfola (135 m) with the rest of the island, creating one of the most suggestive Elban peninsulas and giving rise to two beaches: one opposite the other. The north-facing beach is the least welcoming. Small in size and made up of uncomfortable stones, it is almost entirely used as storage for the small boats of local fishermen. The other beach, the only one on the northern side facing south, towards the Gulf of Viticcio, is the most welcoming and sheltered. 150 meters long, it is made up of medium-fine gray pebbles and divided by a small landing pier, whose docking is only allowed for boarding-disembarking maneuvers, and a buoy field managed by the Amici dell'Enfola Association. The pier is also used by children and teenagers who enjoy diving.

Portoferraio, the capital of the Island of Elba, is a city of ancient origins, which still retains its Renaissance charm today. The capital and main port of the island, Portoferraio has just under 12,000 inhabitants. City of ancient origins and known as Porto Argo in mythological narratives, since the Etruscan-Roman era it has been called Fabricia in reference to the ancient iron and steel works present in the area.

The Torre del Martello or Torre della Linguella, immediately recognizable at the entrance to the port of Portoferraio due to its octagonal shape, owes its construction to the early sixteenth century by the Medici, lords of Portoferraio. It is a supreme example of military architecture in defense of the port.

Le Ghiaie is one of the most beautiful beaches in Portoferraio, with small and comfortable smooth white pebbles. It is a biological protection area, ideal for diving. Very close to the historic center of Portoferraio, the Ghiaie beach is famous for the incomparable beauty of its seabed and white pebbles smoothed by the sea, stained, according to a legend, by the drops of sweat of the Argonauts.

La Birra dell'Elba was born in 2007, in Rio Marina, together with the opening of a small Brew Pub, where people begin to know and taste our beer, over time the requests from bars, restaurants and hotels that want the Birra dell'Elba increase, and this means that it is necessary to have ever larger spaces, up to today with the current Portoferraio brewery that produces 200,000 bottles and 1,000 kegs per year, against the previous 2,000 bottles and 250 initial kegs . The craft beer of Elba is produced with natural methods, selecting quality raw materials from all over the world in addition to the production of very particular types of beer flavored with local native products such as beer with the aroma of catmint, chestnut or with honey.

Le Viste is a beach close to the historic center of Portoferraio, dominated by the ancient Medici walls. Le Viste is a beautiful beach located in the immediate vicinity of the historic center of Portoferraio. It is located near the Villa dei Mulini, Napoleon's winter residence, and is dominated by the majestic fortress of Forte Falcone.