The island of Gorgona is in front of Livorno, 34 km from the coast. With its 220 hectares, it is the smallest in the Tuscan Archipelago. It is currently home to a penitentiary built where once stood an old Monastery.
Inland, ancients fortifications from the Roman and later Medici periods can be admired.
In this purely mountainous island, “Cala dello Scalo” is the only mooring point with a short elbow pier with bollards and rings.
A small village crowns the small harbour.
The island is forbidden to maritime transport, accessible only by guided tours authorised by the prison administration or the Park authorities. Access, anchoring, stopping, fishing and diving are not allowed within 2 km from the coast.
As one of the most protected islands in the Park, it is home to numerous marine and bird species, and was one the refuge of the Monk Seal.
