Costa Verde - Elba Island

Route: Viticcio - Punta Penisola - Forno - Biodola - Porticciolo - la Guardiola - Procchio.
Distance: km 8
Height difference: mt. 235
Duration: 3,5 ore
Difficulty: easy
Interests: Panoramic, naturalistic

To start with the small square of Viticcio and take the path from a small eraser; in the first part unfolds in a lush high scrub oak and arbutus along a path almost flat just a few metres from the sea, after 750 metres (88 m asl) we are a quadrivio turn to the right path and the hours covered by pine woods brings us to the sea on the rocks yellow granite peak Peninsula km (1.6).
We continue along the coast up to the Furnace (20 meters above sea level - km 2) small village built around a tiny Beach of granite sand, crossed the Oven and reach Scaglieri descend on the small beach continuing to walk towards the west pass over the granite rocks polychrome that separate us from the great white beach Biodola (m asl 0 - 4.1 km above sea level).

Leaving the beach, we enter into the Avenue of the Hermitage, arrived at the tennis courts turn left and then turn right when a white road salt, continue to rise admiring the splendid panorama of the Gulf of Biodola for then be left and enter into a beautiful shaded path that leads us to the beach, marina, (km 5.3) always repaired by any wind.
From here continue to reach "Guardiola (20 m above sea level - km 7) former military post and today private dwelling located on the margin of the Eastern Gulf of Procchio, continue along the beach to the village of Procchio.