Giglio Island has four good sandy beaches to enjoy, where sun-beds and umbrellas, pedalloes, canoes, windsurfs, motor boats, etc. may be hired. Scuba diving is also well catered for. Restaurants are plentiful. You can eat inside or outside in the winding streets of Castello or on the waterfront of the picturesque, little port; Porto, or in the piano restaurant on the secluded beach of Le Cannelle. Or if preferred, you can take advantage of the fresh fruit and vegetables, mozzarella, home made ice cream and good wines available locally, to prepare your own Italian meals in the comfort of Lilliput.

There are wonderful walks to be taken in the cool of the evening through the pinewoods or into the countryside where you can feast your eyes on the incredible panorama. Springtime is a riot of fragrant colourful wild flowers with the constant blues of the sky and sea as a backdrop.

Being only 50 mins from the mainland, one can take a day or two out by car, to visit Rome's historical monuments (1h..30mins.), the Art and fashion of Florence (2h.30mins.) the Tower of Pisa (2h.30mins) and Siena's Piazza del Campo (1h.30mins.), or the famous natural arm sulphur pools at the Saturnia (1h.15mins.) Health Spa Complex deep in the Tuscan countryside.

Explore the Port with its searont of speciality fish restaurants, pizzerias, open air cafes and Ceramic shops. Taste the different varieties of delicious Italian homemade Ice cream. Life in the medieval village is one of bustling, typical Italian colour. The local people are known for their genuine warmth. In August you can encounter live jazz music in the various winding streets of Castello or impromptu street parties in the cool evening air.

Or you can just take it easy and spend your days relaxing on a sun-bed by the sea. Take the opportunity to catch up on your reading while experimenting with all the 30 odd flavours of Italian ice-cream and soaking up the beautiful scenery to make it all last the year round.