Ferry from Italy to Pianosa Island

About Italy

Italy is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. Together with Greece, it is known as the birthplace of Western culture. Full of high art and monuments, almost every small village in Italy offers a few interesting locations. From the Roman ruins, Byzantine cities and Renaissance masterpieces to cobblestone streets, beautiful churches and wide variety of stunning beaches, Italy is a place that provides rare experiences that can never be overrated. Italy is the ideal departure country for those travelling by ferry with numerous amazing destinations, many of them domestic on offer. With so many miles of coastline and famous islands to choose from, the list of destinations is truly unrivalled. In terms of international travel, Italy is connected to almost all of the countries in the Adriatic Sea as well as featuring numerous links to Greece, Tunisia and Spain. The short island crossings are usually made with small passenger vessels while the longer international journeys are operated by luxurious cruise ferries.

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.