• Director(s):

    DIVERS

  • Producer(s):

    SYSTEM TV, ARTE FRANCE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2014

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

The volcanic island of Elba, off the Tuscany coast, harbours exceptional mineral ore resources.

The Rio Marina mine remained active from the Etruscan era through to the 1980s. The astonishing Roman Villa delle Grotte bears witness to the island’s flourishing past. In the 19th century, Napoleon, although he was in exile, was sovereign of the island. He reinforced the fortifications, created a hospital and built roads between the villages.