So, if you have planned a travel to this gorgeous country of majestic mountains, placid lakes, splendid cities and wonderful walled villages, then, why not take the opportunity to also visit the idyllic Mediterranean Italian islands? Believe or not, Italy has even more to offer than its historic cities, museums etc. etc.. You can book a Ferry (traghetti in Italian...) from several Italian ports to Italian islands of Sardinia, Elba or Sicily. Elba, the pearl of the Tuscan Archipelago gives the sensation of so much in so little as in the small spaces of the island we travel over tourist attractions and natural landscapes of big contrast. On Sicily you can also enjoy the breathtaking views of the active volcano of Etna and feel the heat from the ashes by talking a walk on the volcano. Sardinia will give you bizarre rock formations, caves, mountains, canyons and forests all surrounded by endless beaches and the emerald green ocean with its crystal clear water.

There primary "traghetti" companies operating in Italy to book your Mediterranean excursions atre the following: Moby Line, Corsica Ferries, Minoan Lines, Anek Lines, Grandi Navi Veloci, Medmar, Sardinia Ferries, Snav and Toremar, but you can find many more minor companies to reach with ease any little Italian island.

The main Italian ports of embarkation for the large islands of Sicily and Sardinia are: Genoa, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, Naples and Villa San Giovanni.

There are many services linking the islands by sea to the mainland: the main links are by car ferries and hydro-foils. In addition, ships from all the countries around the Mediterranean are moored in the well-equipped Italian ports.

Booking your traghetti in Italy, is really easy. You can reserve your trip in a countless number o0f agencies located anywhere, or you can book calling directly by phone the Ferry company of your choice, or you can even book traghetti online, across a wide range of online traghetti services that make available online ferries timetable, availability of seats, and online reservation, 24/24

Some more tips for disabled travellers: Tirrenia's ferries have 1 or 2 accessible cabins on their scheduled daily lines to Sardinia. Grandi Navi Veloci has 2 ferries with 2 special accessible cabins each. The new Costa Line ships as Costa Classica and Costa Romantica have special accessible cabins, 6 on each ship.