Livorno Daily Photo: Napoleon and the Elba

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

For the whole year 2014 we have seen this logo on the Toremar ferries: it celebrates the bicentennial of the exile of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Elba island.

It seem that a lot of money was spent by the municipalities of the island to promote this event, with the expectation of an increased influx of tourists which has not happened until now.

External links: Napoleon (Wikipedia) - Italian Island of Elba Clings to Napoleon’s Legacy (The New York Times) - Le jardin de Napoléon sur l'île d'Elbe est en friche! (Le Figaro, in French)
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Jack said...: One of the guides on an Amalfi Coast hiking trip I took in October lives on Elba. She said it is beautiful.; January 21, 2015 at 1:59 AM
William Kendall said...: I rather like the logo's style.; January 21, 2015 at 2:25 AM
Randy said...: Nice graphic.; January 21, 2015 at 2:36 AM
Dina said...: Wait, 2015 is only beginning. Maybe the tourists will still come.; January 21, 2015 at 11:24 AM
Lowell said...: I didn't realize Elba was so close to you. I like the ship and the logo and hope that you'll get a lot of tourists to visit!; January 21, 2015 at 12:46 PM
Tanya Breese said...: do i see the image of a horse?; January 21, 2015 at 1:11 PM
PerthDailyPhoto said...: They'll be arriving any day now VP.. the tourists I mean :); January 21, 2015 at 2:52 PM
cieldequimper said...: One commemoration that has passed me by completely...; January 21, 2015 at 8:15 PM
Birdman said...: Better late than never for tourist $$$$$$$.; January 21, 2015 at 9:20 PM
Stefan Jansson said...: I'd like to visit one day.; January 21, 2015 at 9:49 PM
Lois said...: It is interesting!; January 21, 2015 at 10:23 PM