The island of Giannutri is the southernmost island of the Tuscan Archipelago and the southernmost point of Tuscany. The peculiarity of the island is its almost uninhabited being and the absence of cars, which make it a real paradise: here nature is still mistress and reigns with a rich and fragrant Mediterranean scrub, seabed with a very high level of biodiversity and the presence of many different species of migratory and non-migratory birds, which reach the island from all over Europe to nest.

With its just 3 kilometers long and 500 wide and its romantic crescent shape, the Island of Giannutri is part of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park and is a real oasis of peace in the heart of the Mediterranean: in fact in some sections of its sea are forbidden to access, navigate, stop, anchor, fish and dive. On the island there are no hotels and accommodation facilities or bathing establishments and its coasts are very inaccessible, with high rocks and cliffs: the only small beaches are made of gravel, and are Cala Maestra and Cala Spalmatoio (where the remains were found of an ancient Roman port). If you have the opportunity to visit this island, we absolutely must not miss the visit to the remains of the Roman Villa. The villa was built between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. by the Domizi Enobarbi family, who also owned the Saraceno complex, in Giglio Porto, and the Villa Domizia in Santa Liberata (Porto Santo Stefano). The villa has the typical building features of the imperial villas of otium built between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The complex was made up of several nuclei and also featured a thermal plant. The buildings were decorated with rich polychrome mosaics depicting geometric decorations and mythological scenes, the walls and columns were covered with rich marble from all over the Mediterranean. The Villa Domizia covered an area of ​​about 5 hectares of land and had a huge terrace accessible directly from the sea via a staircase.

Thanks to its depths of an amazing richness, Giannutri is the ideal destination for diving and snorkeling; there are also many lovers of trekking and bird-watching, who can find protected and endangered species in Giannutri. It is not allowed to venture alone along the paths of the island, without a guide.