Then, looking around, inspired by the amazing palette of nature, a pristine colour appeared, instilling serenity and optimism, capable of bestowing all the freshness of the Island of Elba in an instant.
It was the shade of the sea, diluted by the brightness and blues of the sky, the multi-coloured depths of the seabed, the whiteness of the pebbles and sand, the greens of the Mediterranean maquis and the flowering broom. That colour would become our flag.