1st DAY: Giglio Island

Arrival of the group in the afternoon or evening at the port of Porto Santo Stefano. Start of our services. Boarding operations for the Island of Giglio. After approximately one hour the ferry arrives in Giglio Porto. Hotel accommodation, dinner and overnight stay.

2nd DAY: Giglio Castello, Giglio Campese

After breakfast, the group will meet the guide (if reserved) and they will reach by bus (if reserved) Giglio Castello, an ancient medieval village. Seat of the town hall located at 405 asl surrounded by medieval walls, with 3 circular towers and 7 rectangular ones, this architectural medieval jewel is still intact today. Built by the Pisans in the XII century and repeatedly repaired by the Grandukes of Tuscany and nowadays its centre remains almost completely intact. Thanks to its narrow’s streets, often running underneath arches and the “balzuoli” (the external stairs for reaching higher floors), the Piazza XVIII November with the “Rocca Aldobrandesca” an immense construction which all make of Giglio Castello a unique place with a particular and unique charm. Not to forget are the Parish, which holds numerous holy relics and other interesting pieces and the numerous cellars where wine is produced and stored such as the typical strong amber local wine, called the Ansonaca. Free time for lunch or in a restaurant at Castello Giglio (if reserved). In the afternoon, transfer by bus (if reserved) to Giglio Campese, the most recent of the inhabited areas and the most important touristy centre of the island, thanks to its large and attractive sandy beach. The charming bay has on its right the Faraglione (an imposing cliff) and on its left the Medici Tower. The tower, built between the end of the XVII century and the beginning of the XVIII century, was a defensive destination of the heroic expulsion of the Tunisians in the last ever raid on the island on November, 18th 1799. The south winds, which enter the bay from behind, make Giglio Campese an ideal spot for surfing and sailing, while its west orientation allow the travellers to enjoy beautiful sunsets. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

 3rd DAY: Giglio Porto

After breakfast, meeting with the guide (if reserved) and departure for visiting Giglio Porto, a small but picturesque village, with its multicolour houses, is the only port of the island. With its transparent waters (unheard for a harbour) manages to reconcile commercial necessities with touristy ones. The harbour, built by the Romans, remained untouched for eighteen centuries, until the rebuilt after the extremely heavy storm in 1979. On the left there is the Tower of Saraceno, built by Ferdinand I in 1596. A short distance from the tower, there are the ruins of an ancient reservoir, used by the Romans to breed morays (a type of sea eel) and part of the Roman Villa (I-II Century AD) of the family of Domizi Enobarbi, which has been incorporated into the inhabited centre. Free time for lunch or lunch in a restaurant (if reserved). In the early afternoon, transfer to the port, boarding operations and departure for Porto Santo Stefano. End of our services.