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Porto Azzurro Harbor – Port of Cavo loop from Cavo
RoutesBike touring routes & trailsItalyLivornoRio Marina
Porto Azzurro Harbor – Port of Cavo loop from Cavo
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Porto Azzurro Harbor – Port of Cavo loop from Cavo
03:27
49.4km
900m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: July 29, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 25.4 km for 160 m
Waypoints
A
Start point
Parking
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1
5.31 km
View of Laghetto delle Conche
Highlight • Viewpoint
2
9.54 km
Rio nell'Elba Village
Highlight • Settlement
Rio Elba is one of the oldest villages on the island with origins in the Bronze Age, and retains many traces of its past. Perched on a hill 180 meters above sea level, like the rest of the villages on the eastern side, it belongs to the mining tradition that is lost in the mists of time. mining of the island until the closure of the deposits. Another place of historical and cultural interest is the Parish Church of SS Giacomo and Quirico, built in the 11th century, was repeatedly destroyed by pirates and rebuilt. Today the external structure is Renaissance while the internal one is decidedly baroque. Here are some precious paintings, but the most important painting is attributed to Giovanni di San Giovanni Valdarno (1592/1636) and depicts the mystical marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Leaving the Church of the Saints on the right Giacomo and Quirico, at the end of the street is the Church of the Pietà of the sixteenth century. Interesting are also the old Lavatoi with mouths in brass, the Valle dei Mulini where once there were 22 well fed by the source of the Canals and the Church of Souls.
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3
19.4 km
Porto Azzurro Harbor
Highlight • Settlement
Seaside resort in the eastern part of the island of Elba, Porto Azzurro was known in antiquity with the toponym of "Longone", perhaps due to the length of the inlet on which it stands.
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4
19.5 km
View of Porto Azzurro from the Coastal Road
Highlight • Viewpoint
In the harbor of Porto Azzurro there are many fishing boats, sailing and motor yachts. Just behind the waterfront is the spacious Piazza Matteotti with its numerous cafés, bars and boutiques. Life is pulsating here.
Porto Azzurro is one of the most beautiful ports on the island of Elba. This is already revealed by its name: Porto Azzurro means Blue Harbor. However, the place has only had this name since 1947.
Until 1947, today's Porto Azzurro retained its old name Portolongone, which was given to the town when it was founded in 1603 by Philip III of Spain, who wanted to turn the town into a kind of fortress to defend the territory.
Today, Porto Azzurro presents itself as a characteristic fishing village surrounded by golden beaches and a deep blue sea. The main feature of this place, which offers so many charms to its visitors, is the fact that the guest is offered many interesting activities, not only through the rich and beautiful nature, but also through a valuable and diverse artistic and cultural offer.
When you stroll through the narrow streets of the historic town center, you are automatically drawn to some large buildings that bear witness to the town's past. One of the most important buildings in the town is the fortress of San Giacomo, a huge fortress whose construction was ordered by Philip III in 1602. The building was intended to complete the defensive network of the territory according to the studies of Don Garcia di Toledo, based on an already existing model in the city of Anversa, to protect the city and the island from the constant attacks of the Saracen pirates; The fortress had an important screening and protection role until the beginning of the 19th century, and only lost this when it was turned into a prison. Just as the fortress fascinates with its size, the religious buildings fascinate with their grace; Among the most interesting churches in Porto Azzurro are the Church of Madonna del Carmine and the Church of San Giacomo Maggiore, and of course not forgetting the Sanctuary of Madonna di Monserrato, built in 1606 by the Spanish governor Pons Y Leòn in memory of a famous chapel in the was built near Barcelona.
Source: infoelba.net
Porto Azzurro is one of the most beautiful ports on the island of Elba. This is already revealed by its name: Porto Azzurro means Blue Harbor. However, the place has only had this name since 1947.
Until 1947, today's Porto Azzurro retained its old name Portolongone, which was given to the town when it was founded in 1603 by Philip III of Spain, who wanted to turn the town into a kind of fortress to defend the territory.
Today, Porto Azzurro presents itself as a characteristic fishing village surrounded by golden beaches and a deep blue sea. The main feature of this place, which offers so many charms to its visitors, is the fact that the guest is offered many interesting activities, not only through the rich and beautiful nature, but also through a valuable and diverse artistic and cultural offer.
When you stroll through the narrow streets of the historic town center, you are automatically drawn to some large buildings that bear witness to the town's past. One of the most important buildings in the town is the fortress of San Giacomo, a huge fortress whose construction was ordered by Philip III in 1602. The building was intended to complete the defensive network of the territory according to the studies of Don Garcia di Toledo, based on an already existing model in the city of Anversa, to protect the city and the island from the constant attacks of the Saracen pirates; The fortress had an important screening and protection role until the beginning of the 19th century, and only lost this when it was turned into a prison. Just as the fortress fascinates with its size, the religious buildings fascinate with their grace; Among the most interesting churches in Porto Azzurro are the Church of Madonna del Carmine and the Church of San Giacomo Maggiore, and of course not forgetting the Sanctuary of Madonna di Monserrato, built in 1606 by the Spanish governor Pons Y Leòn in memory of a famous chapel in the was built near Barcelona.
Source: infoelba.net
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5
25.1 km
View of Capoliveri and the coastline
Highlight • Viewpoint
Capoliveri is one of the oldest settlements on the island of Elba, born in the Etruscan-Roman period with the function of a fortress, due to its strategic position on the sea and the surrounding area, useful for defense against pirate raids. In the course of its intense history, Capoliveri has passed through various dominations: from the Greeks to the Romans, from the Pisans to the Spaniards, from the Medici to Napoleon, separating from Porto Azzurro (at that time called Portolongone) in 1906 and thus becoming an independent municipality. Of its past, Capoliveri preserves important testimonies, such as the Pieve di San Michele and the medieval architecture of the historic center, the Romanesque Church of Santa Maria Assunta, patron saint of the town, the seventeenth-century Forte Focardo, of Spanish origin, or the Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie, near the homonymous beach. The name, Capoliveri, derives from Caput Liberum, from the Latin "Capo Libero", both because it is distanced from the other countries, and because of the proud and stubborn character of its inhabitants. Liberum, however, was also another name of the god Bacchus, referring to vineyards and viticulture, which in this area was well underway since the Romans.
In fact, Capoliveri is also the land of good wine: between the end of September and the beginning of October, the Elban autumn opens with the "Grape Festival", an event that attracts thousands of visitors every year.
In fact, Capoliveri is also the land of good wine: between the end of September and the beginning of October, the Elban autumn opens with the "Grape Festival", an event that attracts thousands of visitors every year.
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6
25.5 km
Matteotti Square
Highlight • Structure
7
30.2 km
La Rossa Beach
Highlight • Beach
Pianotta Beach is the free beach of the town of Porto Azzurro, of modest length, of medium-fine gravel
57036 Porto Azzurro LI
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48.8 km
Spiaggia di Cavo
Beach
9
49.1 km
Port of Cavo
Highlight • Structure
The colorful little port of Cavo is a great place to have a snack in the shade of the palm trees while enjoying the view of the boats swaying on the water.
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49.4 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
47.2 km
1.90 km
391 m
Surfaces
47.2 km
828 m
501 m
446 m
413 m
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