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Rio Nell'Elba

Port of Cavo – Rio nell'Elba Village loop from Rio nell'Elba

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Livorno

Rio Nell'Elba

Port of Cavo – Rio nell'Elba Village loop from Rio nell'Elba

Moderate

4.5

(22)

236

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Port of Cavo – Rio nell'Elba Village loop from Rio nell'Elba

01:34

22.5km

420m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago Toscano

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.09 km

Hermitage of Santa Caterina

Highlight • Religious Site

The Hermitage of Santa Caterina is located along the municipal road that connects Rio nellElba to Nisporto (after about 2 kilometers). To reach it, leave the car in the square on the right where there is an indication for the hermitage and the Orto dei Semplici and continue along the short dirt road, lined with a row of cypress trees and an odorous and colorful stain. mediterranea.Le walls that today form the Hermitage of Santa Caterina date back to 1624, but it is evident that church, romitorio and hortus conclusus dell'eremo, are made of stones remodeled for at least 1500 years and prior to the arrival of the first hermit. The current building was in fact erected over a small, older and smaller temple, whose apse was oriented towards the mountain.
The façade has a tympanum interrupted at the apex and two small windows while the interior consists of a nave that culminates in an altar flanked by columns in dark stone from local quarries. The church is surmounted by a low bell tower in the shape of a pyramid.
According to tradition, the hermitage was enlarged and embellished following an apparition of Saint Catherine, a beautiful and white-dressed woman, who appeared on a spring afternoon to a little shepherd asking to celebrate this vision every Easter Monday.

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6.74 km

Topinetti Beach

Highlight • Beach

10.3 km

Spiaggia di Cavo

Beach

10.6 km

Port of Cavo

Highlight • Structure

The colorful little port of Cavo is a great place to have a snack in the shade of the palm trees while enjoying the view of the boats swaying on the water.

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11.4 km

Capo Castello kiosk

Highlight • Cafe

Top location for coffee + croissant (chocolate variant is delicious here)

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18.0 km

View of Laghetto delle Conche

Highlight • Viewpoint

19.1 km

Start of Dragut MTB Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

22.2 km

Rio nell'Elba Village

Highlight • Settlement

Rio Elba is one of the oldest villages on the island with origins in the Bronze Age, and retains many traces of its past. Perched on a hill 180 meters above sea level, like the rest of the villages on the eastern side, it belongs to the mining tradition that is lost in the mists of time. mining of the island until the closure of the deposits. Another place of historical and cultural interest is the Parish Church of SS Giacomo and Quirico, built in the 11th century, was repeatedly destroyed by pirates and rebuilt. Today the external structure is Renaissance while the internal one is decidedly baroque. Here are some precious paintings, but the most important painting is attributed to Giovanni di San Giovanni Valdarno (1592/1636) and depicts the mystical marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Leaving the Church of the Saints on the right Giacomo and Quirico, at the end of the street is the Church of the Pietà of the sixteenth century. Interesting are also the old Lavatoi with mouths in brass, the Valle dei Mulini where once there were 22 well fed by the source of the Canals and the Church of Souls.

Tip by

22.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.6 km

814 m

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.8 km

1.22 km

296 m

129 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

28°C

24°C

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Comments

August 8, 2021,Entspannt von 🏝⛱🌊 zu 🏖🌊🏝☀️

Today a nice relaxed tour from beach to beach 🏖. Now we know how 🏔 Elba is

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Port of Cavo – Rio nell'Elba Village loop from Rio nell'Elba

Hermitage of Santa Caterina

Topinetti Beach

Port of Cavo

Capo Castello kiosk

View of Laghetto delle Conche

Start of Dragut MTB Trail

Rio nell'Elba Village

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