Portoferraio is the first town you meet when you land on Elba Island but it is not only a point of arrival: it preserves treasures of inestimable cultural value and is worth a thorough visit for anyone who arrives on the island. Portoferraio is a town that know. After his exile, Napoleon Bonaparte spent a few months at Portoferraio and today you can visit his historic residences.

The first, the Villa dei Mulini, is a very large residence with a garden and a wonderful terrace overlooking the sea. A second residence, dedicated to the rest of Napoleon, is the Residence of San Martino, smaller and located in a country area, about 5 km from Portoferraio. Elegant and refined, at its feet there is the Demidoff Gallery , where you can admire the original Galatea, carved by Canova.