Anniversario in musica per il Boutique Hotel Ilio
All’Isola d’Elba dal 25 giugno al primo luglio 2009, tra jazz
e buona cucina, si celebrano i 50 anni dell’albergo
di Maurizio Testa situato a Capo Sant’Andrea

Una settimana speciale, appena dopo il solstizio d’estate. Quest’anno ricorre il 50esimo anniversario dall’apertura del Boutique Hotel Ilio di Capo Sant’Andrea all’Isola d’Elba, e il patron Maurizio Testa ha pensato ad una sorpresa particolare per i suoi ospiti. Dal 25 giugno al primo luglio 2009 l’albergo si veste a festa per una celebrazione nel nome della tradizione e dell’ottima musica, in contemporanea con il festival jazz che colora l’isola. Giovedì 25 giugno è in programma una deliziosa cena a tema con menu mediterraneo a base di pesce, accompagnata dal concerto sulla terrazza dell’albergo del Monks Dream Quartet. Mercoledì 1 luglio viene presentato invece il vino dell’anniversario dell’albergo, Ilio50, durante una cena in cui viene abbinato a piatti di carne. Alle 21.30 ad allietare la serata ecco sulla terrazza dell’hotel l’esibizione di Isolajazz Quartet, che propone musica moderna e originale con voce femminile. Musica, buona cucina e vino sono gli ingredienti straordinari che danno vita alla ricetta per la settimana dedicata a Ilio50, un traguardo che regala a Maurizio Testa tanta soddisfazione e la voglia di continuare a migliorare l’offerta per i propri ospiti. I gruppi musicali che tengono i concerti al Boutique Hotel Ilio partecipano al contest del Mediterraneo Jazz Festival Elba. Il prezzo per il soggiorno, con trattamento di mezza pensione e le cene speciali, dal 25 giugno al 1 luglio parte da 70 a 110 Euro a persona.

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“Napoleon. Imperial glory,
the treasures of the Fondazione Napoléon”

It couldn’t end with him running off from a dance during Carnival. It wouldn’t have been worthy of the man or his profound relationship with what should have been his gilded prison until death. It would have been impolite to leave like that, without even saying goodbye. Indeed, the Island of Elba is like a woman who knows how to be very loving , but in turn demands respect from her lovers. And Napoleon Bonaparte could not help but come back to kiss her hand.
Until September 12th, 2008 an exhibition that describes, through symbols of the imperial glory as well as various daily objects, the official as well as more personal life of the Empereur Napoléon, brings him back to life in the Elban residences. After its success in Rome, “Napoleon. Imperial glory. The treasures of the Fondazione Napoléon”, arrives on the site of his first exile in 1814, the Palazzina dei Mulini and Villa San Martino in Portoferraio (LI).
Out of the over two-hundred pieces on display, two in particular portray the emperor’s personality: the legendary chapeau, iconographic symbol par excellence and a collection of notes taken by the emperor during his exile in Sant’Elena, testimony to the fact that he learned in English in only 20 days. Beautiful manufactured pieces, silver cutlery, plates and paintings from the period depict the atmosphere of the courts, which for 300 days, transformed the Island of Eba into a cultural and political European capital. The exhibition includes a selection of the most beautiful works of art from the Foundation Napoléon’s collection in Paris and from two of the main French Napoleonic museums, the “Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau” and the “Musée de l’Armée” in Paris.
Evidence of Napoleon’s leadership is not lacking: the large painting of the Battle of Marengo by Boze, Lefèvre and Vernet evokes General Bonaparte, shortly after becoming First Consul, dominating the battle scene beside his Chief of State Berthier and in the uniform Napoleon wore during combat. The section dedicated to the military campaigns includes the Aigle de drapeau, one of the vessels of the La Grande Armée, the helmet and armour endowed to the Italian police force, in addition to a number of sabres. A study drawing for Le Sacre di Jacques-Louis David recalling the December 2nd, 1804 ceremony in Notre Dame depicts Napoleon being crowned while in the final version of the grand work of the Louvre the emperor is drawn in the moment in which his wife Josephine is crowned. The final work of the show is dedicated to the epilogue of the extraordinary Napoleonic era. That in which, irreparably exiled to Sant’Elena, he may have regretted fleeing Elba, without even the memory of his last kiss.

Beginning July 25th in Portoferraio
The Enoteca of the Tuscan Archipelago

The location is without a doubt exceptional: at the centre of the Bastioni Medicei (the defensive barrier constructed by Buontalenti in 1558), looking out over the sea and Portoferraio. It’s the brand new Enoteca of the Tuscan Archipelago, conceived of by Apt and supported by Slow Food to promote Tuscan products from the island that have retained a certain authenticity. The area, which was once the site of a powder keg during the Second World War, an arms deposit and, to this day, a fortress, opens its impressive walls to the triumphant flavours of Elba. The event will pen on Friday, July 5th, 2008 at 18:00. An enoteca, a restaurant perfect for intimate dinners, a treasure box exploding with the cherished flavours of the Archipelago’s typical products, a perfect destination for food connoisseurs…
All of this and much more will is waiting to impress the visitors who drop by for a taste or a drink: oil, wine, honey, aromatic herbs, limoncino (lemon liquor), chestnuts, cheese, beer. The enoteca is open every day and marks the last stop in a visite to the Fortezze Medicee. By adding one euro to the cost of the ticket, you are welcome to taste all the typical products of the area and perhaps decide to splurge on a souvenir to take home. Between the goat cheese of Capraia, the oil of Gorgonia, the tuna from the Tyrrhenian Sea of Giglio, the local raw beer, the over 100 different wines, the variety of honey and herbs, there will be more than enough to fill to the brim a basket of savoury delights!

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Nothing is more precious than being aware of your own fortune. Understanding the wealth, in environmental terms, that each of us possesses is the first step toward serenity. Perhaps for this reason, vacations in close contact with nature in all its marvellous forms are becoming more and more popular. It is as if the mere fact of being able to gaze at and take in an uncontaminated space were the magic formula for living better.
What’s more, Italy is a treasure chest of invaluable natural wonders, which are there for tourists to marvel at, asking only in return their attention and respect.
The Tuscan Archipelago National Park is one of these inestimable gems. It’s made even more precious by the fact that extends over both land and sea.
Created in 1996 and expanded in 1997, the park makes up part of the international sanctuary for marine mammals and covers an area of 17,694 hectares on land and 61,474 on sea, making it the largest marine reserve in Europe.
Combining the splendour of the water with marvel of the land, the purity of the air with all the life forms that exist in nature, the Tuscan Archipelago National Park takes pride in its piece of the Tyrrhenian seabed on which the seven major islands (Elba, Giglio, Capraia, Montecristo, Pianosa, Giannutri and Gorgona) shine like the stars of a constellations celebrating nature and all its glory.
You will never forget the rainbow of blue, red and yellow coral – including the rare red coral “Corallium rubrum” that can still be found in the Park. Also, with a bit of patience, you’ll have the chance to admire, in their own natural environment, red snappers, black sea bass and other sea bream. The waters of the Tuscan Archipelago is inhabited by: swordfish, tuna, Atlantic bonito, sunfish, not to mention the various species of dolphins, including bottle-nosed, striped, Atlantic spotted and spinner, that often accompany sailboats into the cleanest waters. And, there are always surprises waiting for you: baleen and sperm whales roam the waters of the marine park all year round, however it’s easiest to spot them in the off-seasons. That’s one good reason to visit the Archipelago in spring and autumn.
There is no place in Europe more ideal for enjoying a vacation at the centre of the essence of life: the variety of coasts and seabeds - from the beaches of Elba to the sheer rock formations of Capraia – offer plants and animals the perfect setting to thrive and human beings, fascinated by the natural beauty, an opportunity to enjoy a unique holiday in close contact with the origins of life.

35 drawings by Silvan (Nano) Campeggi
dedicated to the emperor are on exhibit
from July 6th to September 15th, 2008.

The Emperor’s Island adds to its repertoire another important initiative dedicated to Napoleon. The City of Portoferraio and the Tuscan Archipelago Tourism Agency honours the 6th century Cosmopolis’s grand guardian of the sea with an exhibition of artwork by Silvano (Nano) Campeggi dedicated to the leader’s stay on the Island of Elba from May 3rd, 1814 to February 26th, 1815.
Through September 15th, you can admire the 35 original drawings inspired by Napoleon and created by the most important Italian illustrator of film posters, whose artwork is on display in some of the most prominent museums throughout Europe and the United States. The artist himself explains the show as “a collection of Napoleonic costumes and characters, a way of bringing that short-lived by spectacular period back to life, looking back at those times with serenity and a bit of complacent sentiment.” Indeed, the exhibit retraces Napoleon’s path in Elba: the Villa dei Mulini, the sloping banks of Portoferraio, the Villa di San Martino, the initial explorations of Elba by the Florentine artist.
Campeggi has rendered the Hollywood stars of the last decade of cinematography both familiar and legendary with his 3000 film posters, 64 of which have won Oscars. He considers this collection of works “a motor for giving recognition to Elba, which has always inspired me, for how you can see yourself between land, sky and sea, and how it provides an indescribable backdrop for nature and history that, here, unite in harmony.”