Seven are the notes on the staff; seven are the ancient and modern wonders of the world; seven the capital sins. Seven is a charismatic number, magical, mysterious, endowed with a strong symbolism. Not by chance, seven are the islands that make up the Tuscan Archipelago: Elba, Pianosa, Montecristo, Giglio, Giannutri, Gorgona, and Capraia. While hiking along the trails of Elba on a clear day, you can catch sight of the other six islands. Sometimes, you have the sensation that you can reach out and touch them. Just a glimpse of them and you understand why they are so protected and desirable. Each has its own silhouette, its own special aura. Each has its own distinctive features, traditions, legends and culture. Stories of love and sorrow, legends of exiles and escapes envelop these insular landscapes with charm and fascination, so much so that they were often chosen as the backdrop for movies or novels.Each has its own distinctive features, traditions, legends and culture. Stories of love and sorrow, legends of exiles and escapes envelop these insular landscapes with charm and fascination, so much so that they were often chosen as the backdrop for movies or novels. We envy the flight of the seagull that, above our heads, on the wake of wind, lands on any of them whenever he wishes. If we were to ask the seagull what he sees from high above in the sky, he would tell us about the sound of silence that reigns on Pianosa, constantly blessed by the wind; or about Capraia, a paradise for those who love to sail, and with its steep cliffs and rocks, its perfumed and wild vegetation. He would point to the turquoise coves along Giglio’s jagged coastline; or to the green and wild Gorgona, which in April takes on violet nuances and rosemary perfumes. The Tuscan Archipelago is  a small planet rich with green hills, mountains, a crystal-clear sea, and all that human labor and civilization have yielded; it is a protected area that represents the most extended marine reserve in Europe. It is a system encompassing seven Islands embodying the ‘blue’ image of Tuscany. The Tuscan Archipelago is like a ‘symphony’, where each Island contributes with its own note made of nature, mountains, sheer cliffs, sun-blessed beaches and an extraordinary “historical and human stratification”.