→ Giglio Porto,

Giglio Porto as its name suggests, is the island’s only little port. It’s a marine and commercial port, where ferries from the mainland dock. With its colorful small houses, the town stretches near the Lazzaretto promontory, named for the tower built there in 1624 and used as a hospital. On the other side of the port is the Torre del Saraceno, a tower built by Ferdinand I in 1596 to defend the island from pirate attacks. It was when the pirate raids ended that the town started to flourish demographically and commercially, as happened to many coastal towns, and it was repopulated by fishermen and traders from the south and Liguria. In the port town there are still last names typical of southern Italy, like Mattera, Ferraro, Fanciulli, and Ligurian ones like Solari, Ansaldo, Schiaffino. In the center of town, just behind the row of colored houses on the seafront promenade, is the Church of San Lorenzo, the patron saint of the town, whose saint day is on August 10. In the 2nd AD, the Romans were the first to arrive in Giglio Porto, specifically the Domitius Ahenobarbus family who built a luxurious villa right above the Caletta del Saraceno, complete with fishponds where fish were bred, known as the “Cetarea.” Its remains can still be seen in front of the Saraceno beach. It was the Romans who built the first port, which was later incorporated into the Grand Ducal Pier of 1796, now the Molo Rosso or Levante pier. In the 16th century, the Castellare del Giglio was built, a no longer existing fortification that stood dominating the hill that closes the bay of Giglio Porto to the south and overlooks the Torre del Saraceno.

• On the side of the Molo Verde, or the Ponente wharf, is a lovely little beach, “Lo Scalettino” by reefs of the same name. The completely free beach is the favorite of many local children.
• Interesting fact: one day an old sailor told me that the port’s houses each have a different color so that sailors can recognize their home from afar on their ships as they come through the channel.

–        Marina

Giglio Island’s marina can hold up to 196 vessels with 20 spots for transit. The length allowed to use a berth is no longer than 25 meters. Of course, in the summer the availability is limited.
There are several prohibitions, including against anchoring, parking, swimming and fishing any species.
The Giglio Island port is usually protected from strong winds so there should be no problems during docking; prevailing winds are those from the northeast and southeast.

• SERVICES PROVIDED

Waste collection, managed by the Municipality of Giglio Island

Gas stations, usually located inside the wharf

Water supply, depending on the availability of spots

Private slides and cranes

• WHO TO CONTACT TO MOOR IN THE MARINA
• Catenary/mooring service
• +39 3388191555
• Local Maritime Office
• Telephone: 0564809480
  Fax : 0564808846
  e-mail : lcgiglio@guardiacostiera.gov.it