The island of Giglio is one of the seven islands of the Tuscan archipelago.
Hamlets
Giglio Porto , the only port of the island, is located on the eastern coast of the island of Giglio addressed to Tuscany.
Giglio Castello , is located in the central, higher and internal part of the island. The inhabited area, of medieval origins is characterized by the imposing Rocca Aldobrandesca, an integral part of the Castellano complex together with the well -preserved walls and some towers. There is the seat of the Municipality. The village is included in the list of the most beautiful villages in Italy sponsored by the National Association of Italian Municipalities.
Giglio Campese is located on the west side of the island of Giglio in the center of a bay where there is a Faraglione (a monolithic rock that emerges for about 20 meters) and the tip of the mouth (north tip of the Island with the Faro of the same name). The winds that spit from the South make the Camia bay suitable for surfing and sailing.
Symbol of the Campese is the imposing Medici tower that was built in 1700 to control dry fishing. It dominates the beach, which is the largest on the island. Long and wide has a dark red grainy sand and the seabed quickly descends to 1-1.5 meters deep.
Isola di Giannutri is a fraction of the Municipality of Isola del Giglio. The island is known for the presence of the Roman villa of Giannutri and for the remains of the ancient Roman port of Giannutri, both located at Cala Maestra and is the most south between seven.
The island has a great interest for the practice of underwater , and is often considered as one of the most loved by divers in Italy. It is known because of unfortunate dives, but above all for red gorgonies visible over 35 meters deep, accompanied by a rich marine fauna also characterized by rarity, such as the Gorgon stars.
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• Faro delle Vaccarecce, also known as ancient lighthouse of Giglio, is a disused maritime lighthouse in the Tyrrhenian Sea located in the northern part of the Isola del Giglio on a promontory north of the town of Giglio Castello.
The lighthouse, whose inauguration dates back to 1850, was the first infrastructure built for lighting the island. However, very soon the lighthouse proved to be inadequate for the functions it was used for, due to the too high focal plane. For this reason, in 1883 two new lighthouses were inaugurated by the Navy, the Fenaio lighthouse for lighting the northern part of the island and the Capel Rosso lighthouse for lighting the southern part of the island.
The architectural complex consists of an octagonal section masonry tower, which rises above the central part of a rectangular-plan building, also in masonry, arranged on three levels, which originally housed the guardians’ homes and which following the decommissioning it became privately owned.
In June 2015 after 10 years of abandonment, the old Faro delle Vaccarecce was finally purchased by a young Tuscan designer living in Paris.
•The Fenaio lighthouse is a maritime lighthouse in the Tyrrhenian Sea located in the northern part of the island of Giglio on the promontory of Punta del Fenaio. Electrically powered and fixed optics, the light is produced by a halogen lamp with a range of 16 nautical miles. The infrastructure is also equipped with a backup lamp with a range of 12 nautical miles, which comes into operation in the event of a failure or malfunction of the main lamp.
The lighthouse, whose inauguration dates back to 1883. The infrastructure consists of an octagonal section tower in red and white masonry, which rises in front of the central part of the facade oriented towards the sea of a rectangular-plan building, arranged on two levels, which is characterized by red plaster masonry and which in the past housed the homes of the guardians before its definitive automation.
The tower-like structure, with an internal gallery, culminates with a summit terrace which forms the base of the lantern of the gray metal lantern.
•Capel Rosso Lighthouse, is a maritime lighthouse of the Tyrrhenian Sea located at the southern end of the island of Giglio, on the promontory of Punta di Capel Rosso. Powered electrically and with rotating optics, the light is produced by a 1000 W halogen lamp, with four white flashes every 30 seconds of the range of 23 nautical miles. The infrastructure is also equipped with a 100 W reserve LABI lamp with a range of 18 nautical miles, which comes into operation in the event of a failure or malfunction of the main lamp.
The infrastructure, inaugurated in 1883, consists of an octagonal section tower in white masonry, which rises in front of the central part of the front facade (facing the sea) of a rectangular building, arranged on two levels, which is characterized by the masonry white and red and which in the past housed the homes of the guardians before its definitive automation.
Cuisine
Among the typical products, the pantifica stands out, a dessert whose main ingredients are figs, nuts, jam, orange and fruit peel (apple or pear) with a handful of flour or bread.
The Ansonaco wine is produced on the island of Giglio . The Ansonaco is grown in the tiny terraces overlooking the sea of the island since ancient times. It is produced with 90% of Ambonian autochthonous grapes. While the production to the lily was once abundant and there was a flourishing export, not only agriculture was abandoned with the arrival of tourism but also viticulture. After the 80s in which only very few people took care of their small vineyards for their own needs, you can now see the fruits of the recovery of the ancient vineyards with larger terraces and an excellent local wine. To enhance the peculiarity of the territory, an Ansonaco wine was created called Perseo & Medusa sold on the world market as a wine among the most expensive and sought after in the world.