2015-08-27 L’Isolotto, Ecole to Talamone, Toscana via Isolas Giannutri and Giglio, Italy
We anchored overnight by L’Isolotto, the small island by Ecole
Motoring for an hour we reach the tiny island of Giannutri, south of EcoleCala Spalmatoi one of the bays on the eastern side of Giannutri has a few houses which otherwise is a very much uninhabited islandPunta de Chapel Rossa on the southern tip of the tiny islandWe continue on to Isola del Giglio another 14km north westArriving at Giglio we pass Cala Capazzollo one of the anchorages on the east coast of the islandWe also pass a thrill seeker on the bow of a passing yachtIsola del Giglio was the island where the ill-fated Costa Concordia ran aground a few years agoThere are still signs of unfinished work being done although the ship has been unrighted and towed away alreadyOn the southern side of the town are the rocks that the ship struck before it ended up on it’s side infront of the townThe beautiful port of Giglio comes into viewWe enter the small quaint port
The Aragonese walled village of Giglio Castello high up on the side of the mountain is still inhabitedMachinery still present at the sight where the ship layYou can see how close the ship ended up next to the townWe continued north to the top of the island and found an attractive bay around the north west tip, with clear water to spend the afternoon swimming
The coastline with it’s interesting square rocks really look amazingA couple with their cute little sailing boat motors byNice house amoungst the trees
We return to the port late afternoon, however it was impossible to get a berth inside at this busy time of yearDuring the afternoon the salvage team hoisted the structure that was built to support the ship onto a barge which we had seen with it’s tug the day prior by EcoleWe decide that we would continue back to mainland Italy which was less than an hour for us from Isola GiglioOnce back on the Italian coast we are welcomed again with the speedy ItaliansWe pass the lighthouse on Punta LividoniaAround the point is the large fishing port of Santo StefanoThere is a substantial fort overlooking the town on the hill between the two bays in Santo StefanoMany of the tall buildings around Porto Vecchio the northern bay, were rebuilt after the 2nd world warFishing boats arriving back to port
We continue to the other bay with it’s elegant houses on the eastern point where our pilot book said one can drop an anchorPorto del Valle also looked busy so we decided to continue up the coastWe pass some attractive bays on the way however we prefer a more sheltered spot for the night
Talamone in the distanceAt dusk we approach the medieval walled villageWe join numerous other boats and drop our anchor in the bay by the old villageSunset in Talamone harbour
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