Giglio Porto is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Isola del Giglio, province of Grosseto. As of 2021, its population amounted to 750.[ Parrocchia di Giglio Porto, Istat.]
Geography
Giglio Porto is located on the eastern coastal side and hosts the main
harbour of
Giglio Island. It is an important
seaside resort and the most populous one among the three towns on the island – the other ones are
Giglio Castello and
Giglio Campese.
Porto is divided into the quarters of Chiesa, Moletto and Saraceno.
Main sights
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Santi Lorenzo e Mamiliano (20th century), the main parish church of the village, it was consecrated in 1958 and designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli.
[ Parish of Giglio Porto, Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello official website.]
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Tower of Saraceno, built during the Middle Ages, it was restructured by Cosimo I de' Medici in the late 16th century.
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Tower of Lazzaretto, it was completed in 1624.
Costa Concordia incident
In 2012, the village received prolonged international media attention, following the 13 January 2012 running aground of the cruise liner
Costa Concordia, just off the town's harbour. Most of the more than 4,200 passengers and crew were rescued and taken to the island, as well as to the mainland. 32 people died and 64 were injured.
[ "Concordia disaster: House arrest for Captain Schettino" (BBC News)] The ship removal work was started in 2013 and was completed towards the end of July 2014, with the now active ship making its final journey to Genoa, for scrapping.
[ "Summary of the presentation of removal project" ( Giglio News)]
Bibliography
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Marco Lambertini, Isola del Giglio. Natura, storia, escursioni via terra e via mare, Pisa, Pacini Editore, 1989.
See also
