The territory of the island of Giglio is almost completely hilly its ancient vegetation consisted of oak and cork trees, 50 years instead of the slopes of the island has been reforested with pine trees and homes. The fauna of the island varies from rabbit to wild sheep, bats of all kinds to the birds nesting and wintering birds including the raven, hawks, buzzards and barn owls. The island is one of the favorite destinations of Italy to practice diving. It was inhabited since the Iron Age, Etruscan and later became a base after the Roman also quite important, in later times it was ruled first by the Medici Aldobrandeschi by then, then by the government of Perugia and later by Florence. |
