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Tuscan Archipelago
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<p>The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands between the <a href="/facts/Ligurian_Sea/hmFG2PGu">Ligurian Sea</a> and <a href="/facts/Tyrrhenian_Sea/akx6f83B">Tyrrhenian Sea</a>, west of <a href="/facts/Tuscany/Ivw1ogrE">Tuscany</a>, <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a>. </p><p>The islands' proximity to several major cities has made them a favourite tourist location. History and literature have ensured that most people are familiar with the islands of <a href="/facts/Elba/BlY5Jby6">Elba</a> and <a href="/facts/Montecristo/tTfPembh">Montecristo</a>. </p><p>Legends says the archipelago originates from a necklace that <a href="/facts/Venus_(goddess)/zUqaRF1N">Venus</a>, the Roman goddess of beauty and sensuality, lost while emerging from the Tyrrhenian sea. In this myth, the seven islands are the seven pearls the goddess was unable to retrieve. </p>