In 1815, Napoleon left the island of Elba to begin his second conquest of France.

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The island of Elba, the largest in the Tuscan archipelago, is a 260km drive and 15km ferry ride north of Rome.

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Speckled by ancient ruins, it even has a wine route: the Strada del Vino Costa degli Etruschi, which runs south from Livorno to Piombino and across to the island of Elba, edged by searing-blue water and with views to sigh over.

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