Our holidays on Elba in the Gabbiani house were fantastic. The fantastic location with a view of the sea and evening sunsets, the seclusion in a wooded valley with a private path to the imposing, beautiful and less frequented Zupignano Bay completely met our expectations. For our snorkelling holiday, this home was ideal in three ways:
1) Zupignano Bay with its pebble beach and rocky coastline is ideal for snorkelling. The waves caused primarily by the ferries were present during the day, but generally not very disturbing.
2) Many beautiful stretches of coastline on the island of Elba can be reached by car in a comparatively short time (e.g. also various ones on the south side).
3) In Bagnaia, only 7 minutes away, motor boats can be rented. This allows you to visit many different snorkelling spots on the north and east side of the island by water.
The house is stylishly decorated inside and out and looks well maintained. The various terraces around the house are spacious and well equipped with umbrellas, seating and sunbeds. Inside the house, too, you quickly feel at home. Here, too, everything was available. We got to know Emanuela and her husband Salvatore as very nice and dedicated people. They look after the house very well and support quickly in case of any problems. The only thing missing from our point of view was an outdoor shower. With a shower head that was organised at short notice and makeshiftly attached to the garden hose and mounted on the tree, we were able to shower off outside from our snorkelling trips or for a short cooling down.
A really nice place to visit again.