Located at the south of Tuscany, this headland was an island until to the XVIIIth century, when the deposits of alluvia formed two sand lagoons between which the village of Ortebello is.
The panoramic road which makes almost the turn of the peninsula offers beautiful panoramas on cliffs.
Two seaside resort attended by Italian are on his circumference: Porto Ercole and Porto San Stefano.
From Porto San Stefano one can join the Giglio island.