This is another recently-established municipality in this island, since it was founded in 1894. The main centre is Marina di Campo, a former fishermen's village built along the borders of a wide sandy bay. The village has become much larger through the addition of new buildings and accommodation facilities, which now reach as far as into the near-by pine wood that runs all along the beach. Campo beach is the longest one in the island and one of the most crowded during the Summer. Close to the old settlement centre is an ancient look-out and defense tower probably dating back to the times when the village was under the rule of Pisa.
In the plain behind the beach, approximately 1.5 miles from the village, there is the International Airport of the Isle of Elba, which is connected to the major national and international airports during the high season.
Other villages in the Municipality of Campo are: San Piero (227 metres a.s.l.), at the foot of the South-Eastern side of the Capanne massif. This village is probably of Roman origins and was subsequently fortified by Pisa and by the Appians. Enclosed within the walls of San Piero's fortress is the interesting Romanesque church of San Pietro e Paolo. The village of San Piero is traditionally linked to the processing of granite, a stone that has been excavated from the antiquity in the near-by quarries.
Not far from San Piero stands Sant'llario, with similar historical and city-planning characteristics, which is worth visiting for its architectural integrity and for the atmosphere of peace and quiet that reigns there even in the high season.
Halfway between Sant'llario and San Piero starts the road to Mount Perone. After climbing up a quite steep uphill road and a series of hairpin bends, you will see, looming in the distance, the impressive outline of Torre di S.Giovanni, a Pisan look-out tower probably dating back to the X century. Not far off is the circle of walls of the well-preserved Church of S.Giovanni, its apse and vaulting-cell bell tower. Driving on uphill, you will get to Mount Perone (630 metres a.s.l.), from where you can enjoy a magnificent view on the whole territory of Campo and the rest of the island.
The territory of Campo has some of the most beautiful bays in the island, such as Cavoli, Seccheto, Fetovaia, ancient ports used to ship the granite quarried in the valleys above, now among the most sought-after seaside resorts. A series of walking tracks leads from these villages up to the range of Mount Capanne..
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