The Hotel Ilio, in Capo S. Andrea, offers kayaking and free-climbing in a natural paradise.

Ploughing through a crystalline sapphire sea in a kayak, surrounded by the silence and peace of a magnificent natural environment, may be the best way to fall in love with the Island of Elba, discovering its hidden coves and cliffs lapped by the backwash. Or looking down on it from above, while free-climbing on one of wide selection of itineraries.
These are just two of the many opportunities that the Hotel Ilio, in Capo S. Andrea, on the north-western tip of the Island of Elba, inside the Tuscan Archipelago National Park, offers sea and nature lovers. This residence, whose name evokes Homeric tales and the adventures of immortal heroes, has nineteen cosy rooms, each named after a different Mediterranean scent. Guests looking for close, respectful contact with nature, will receive a friendly and attentive welcome from Maurizio Testa. The hotel offers an intense programme of sports and ecological activities for those looking for a dynamic but relaxing holiday, with the opportunity to choose between four different room types, complete services, strictly traditional and local cuisine and wine list, proximity to the sea, cliffs and beaches of astounding beauty, and plenty of land and sea sports, with or without the guidance of qualified experts. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a holiday with a Marine Guide/Instructor (SOTTOCOSTA/FICT certified), who will help you to perfect your sailing skills and guide you through one of the wildest and most unique stretches of the Tuscan parks.
Immerse yourself in the marvels of the Island of Elba in a kayak, an ancient type of craft, which is perhaps one of the most eco-friendly and fascinating ways to develop intimate and personal contact with this generous yet wild environment. One of your itineraries could be the route that starts from Fenicia beach, working your way towards the external point of the jetty that delimits the Marciana Marina seafront, right up to Capo S. Andrea. Polished pebble beaches and cliffs are intercepted by little coves with luxuriant plant life reflected in the crystalline sea. Going even further west, you will come to a scenario composed of dense vegetation, steep cliffs and tiny deserted beaches, even during the high season, due to their inaccessibility, reaching Capo S. Andrea after around four miles. This is the ideal place to eat or go swimming, before taking up the paddle again and coasting one of the most beautiful stretches of the island, right up to the Punta Polveraia lighthouse. On clear days you can even see Corsica from here. This is an unmissable trip, enabling you to get to know an uncontaminated stretch of coastline with wonderful, colourful seabeds for scuba divers, with the added surprise of the remains of ancient ships from the past, which sank centuries ago with their valuable cargoes.
The kayaking day trip costs 63 Euros per person (min. 2 people).


For further information:
Hotel Ilio Capo S. Andrea 24 - 57030 Marciana - Isola d'Elba
Tel. 0565.90.80.18 Fax 0565.90.80.87
Website: www.ilio.it