article_snippet: Half the size of the Isle of Wight, this fish-shaped island has 3,000ft peaks, coral reefs, beaches of every complexion and Italy's lowest crime rate.
article_snippet: Though just 12 miles off the coast of Tuscany, this fish-shaped island bears little resemblance to the chi-chi tourist trap of Chiantishire.
article_snippet: The vast majority of visitors who make the one-hour ferry crossing from Piombino are ordinary Italians (we don't meet a Briton all week).
article_snippet: We pick up a day boat at Puntone di Scarlino, a mainland marina 90 minutes by car from Pisa Airport.
article_snippet: Some would trek up to the mountain town of Capoliveri or strike out for the other islands in the Tuscan Archipelago - or even reach Napoleon's native island of Corsica.
article_snippet: British Airways (0844 493 0787; ba.com) flies to Pisa from £82 return.