Giglio (Iasola del Giglio) Attractions
The island of Giglio (island of the Lily) lies 15km/9mi west of Monte Argentario in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Access
Car ferry service from Porto Santo Stéfano.
The island
The hilly island of Giglio is the largest in the Arcipélago Toscano (Tuscan Archipelago) after Elba. Its highest point is the Poggio della Pagana (494m/1,634ft). The coasts are mainly steep and rocky, inaccessible from the landward side; only in the east and northwest are there a few sandy beaches. There are three villages on the island, which is mainly agricultural (vines, olives): Giglio Porto (with the ferry harbor), Giglio Castello (the administrative center) and Giglio Campese.
Access
Car ferry service from Porto Santo Stéfano.
The island
The hilly island of Giglio is the largest in the Arcipélago Toscano (Tuscan Archipelago) after Elba. Its highest point is the Poggio della Pagana (494m/1,634ft). The coasts are mainly steep and rocky, inaccessible from the landward side; only in the east and northwest are there a few sandy beaches. There are three villages on the island, which is mainly agricultural (vines, olives): Giglio Porto (with the ferry harbor), Giglio Castello (the administrative center) and Giglio Campese.
Giglio Castello, Italy
(Near Livorno)
The chief place of the island, Giglio Castello, lies inland at a height of some 400m/1,300ft. It has largely preserved its picturesque old-world aspect, with its circuit of walls and winding lanes. Over it looms a medieval castle, the Rocca.
Giglio Campese, Italy
(Near Livorno)
Giglio Campese, on the northwest coast of Giglio, looks out on to a beautiful bay with the longest sandy beach on the island. It has some facilities for visitors (holiday village, camping site).
Giglio Porto, Italy
(Near Livorno)
Giglio Porto lies in a bay on the east coast. Higher up, the holiday village of La Ginestra has been developed. To the south are the beaches of Cala delle Canelle and Cala degli Álberi.
