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Giglio could refer to: *Giglio Island, an Italian island and municipality of Tuscany **Giglio Castello, Giglio Porto and Giglio Campese: hamlets of the island *'' Giglio v. United States'', a U.S. Supreme Court criminal procedure case *Santa Maria Zobenigo, or Santa Maria del Giglio, a church in Venice, Italy *Stadio Giglio, a multi-purpose stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy *as a first name **Giglio Gregorio Giraldi (1479–1552), Italian scholar and poet *as a surname ** Bruno Giglio de Oliveira (born 1985), known as Oliveira, Brazilian central defender **Ermanno Giglio-Tos (1865–1926), Italian entomologist **Frank Giglio (born 1933), American politician **Giovanni del Giglio (15th century–1557), Italian painter **Joe Giglio (born 1967/8), Maltese politician **Joseph Giglio (born 1954), American politician **Louie Giglio (born 1958), American pastor **Luis di Giglio (born 1989), Italian cricketer **Maurizio Giglio (1920–1944), Italian soldier, policeman and secret agent for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giglio Island
Isola del Giglio (; en, Giglio Island, lat, Igilium) is an Italian island and comune in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Tuscany, and is part of the Province of Grosseto. The island is one of seven that form the Tuscan Archipelago, lying within the Arcipelago Toscano National Park. ''Giglio'' means "lily" in Italian, and though the name would appear consistent with the insignia of Medici Florence, it originally derives from the Latin name of the island, ''Igilium'', which in turn could be related to the Ancient Greek name of the neighbouring Capraia, ''Αἰγύλιον'' (''Aigýlion'', Latinized as ''Aegilium''), from grc, αἴξ, , goat, translit=aíx. In 2012, the cruise ship ''Costa Concordia'' foundered off the coast of the island. Geography The island is separated by a stretch of sea from the nearest point of the mainland, the promontory of Monte Argentario. Mainly mountainous, it consists almost entirely of granite, culminating in the Poggio della Pagana, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
