Giglio Campese is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Isola del Giglio, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 154.[ Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 , Istat.]
Geography
Giglio Campese is located on the north-western coastal side of
Giglio Island and it is about 5 km from the municipal seat of
Giglio Castello. It is an important
seaside resort and one of the three towns on the island – along with
Giglio Castello and
Giglio Porto.
Main sights
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San Rocco (20th century), the main church of the village, it was built in 1993 and it is included in the parish of San Pietro Apostolo in Giglio Castello.
[ Parish of Giglio Castello , Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello official site.]
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Tower of Campese, built as a coastal defense tower by Cosimo I de' Medici in the late 16th century, it was then transformed into a private house.
[ Emanuele Repetti, « Giglio Campese », Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.]
See also
Further reading
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Marco Lambertini, Isola del Giglio. Natura, storia, escursioni via terra e via mare, Pisa, Pacini Editore, 1989.
