Elba is an Italian island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea. There are one hundred and fifty beaches along its shoreline. One of the best known is Capo Bianco, the beach is mentioned by all tourist guides and tourist brochures. It is surrounded by high, white, rocky cliffs, to which this part of Elba owes its name. The beach is dominated by small pebbles and coarse sand that shimmers beautifully in crystal clear water. Capo Bianco is over three hundred meters long and twenty wide.