Rio nell’ELBA is located on hilly territory and is the richest village in history and traditions from all over the Island of Elba.

Of particular relevance to the square of the Church of the Holy Trinity (XI sec.), The fortress of St. James, the centre with its characteristics alleys And the old washing. The country still retains rich testimonies of its glorious past, famous for its iron mines, Rio nell’Elba was the economic center of up to the closure of deposits. The castle had a great strategic importance, was built by the Pisans in the eleventh century and joined the state of genteel Appiani of Piombino until the end of the fourteenth century.

The serious crisis in the mining sector that has characterized the recent years and irreversible decline of agriculture were partly offset by the development of activities related Tourism. The landscape and the quiet beauty of the old town, enhanced by recent restoration work, provide safe margins of progress economic Rio nell’Elba which also characterizes its beautiful beaches such as Nisporto, Nisportino and Ortano