Giglio Campese Explained

Giglio Campese
Coordinates:	42.3678°N 10.8831°W
Province:	Grosseto (GR)
Comune:	Isola del Giglio
Elevation M:	3
Population Total:	187
Population As Of:	2011
Postal Code:	58010
Area Code:	(+39) 0564

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Main sights

• 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.^[3]
• 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.^[4]

See also

• Giannutri

Further reading

• Marco Lambertini, Isola del Giglio. Natura, storia, escursioni via terra e via mare, Pisa, Pacini Editore, 1989.

Notes and References

1. Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
2. Web site: Giglio Campese. Tourist Association Pro Loco Isola del Giglio and Giannutri "G. Bancalà". 19 November 2014.
3. Parish of Giglio Castello, Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello official site.
4. Emanuele Repetti, «Giglio Campese », Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.