The Sicily Piombino line is temporarily not covered by any ferry companies on the NetFerry website.
Piombino is on the Etruscan coast and has always been an important port city and in 1800, it was known as Napoleon's sister, Elisa Bonaparte’s "little Paris". History The city of Piombino has an important past, and there are even remains from the Etruscan period. It is thought that the name Piombino, is derived from Populino, meaning small and in the medieval period, Piombino suffered attacks and looting and so became smaller and smaller. There are also traces of Germanic populations, particularly the Goths in the city. In 1022 the monastery of San Giustiniano di Falesia became importan... [More information]