by wheeleran | Oct 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
The view from the apartment gardens on a golden October evening, looking down over the nature reserve to the north. Beyond the hills between Capalbio and Orbetello is the hazy outline of Argentario. There have been a few storms in the past weeks, but these days are...
by wheeleran | Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
North east of Capalbio is the extraordinary little town of Pitigliano, one of three along with nearby Sovana and Sorano perched on steep volcanic ridges of tuft rock and linked by a network of pathways and roads cut into deep trenches called Cave del Vie. Pitigliano...
by wheeleran | Sep 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
The attractively named Devil’s bridge crossing the Fiori river gorge in Vulci, right next to the archeological museum housed in the medieval fortress on the other side of the river. The bridge was first built by the Etruscans in the 3rd century BC, then rebuilt...
by wheeleran | Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Orbetello was an important Etruscan port connecting trade routes between the northern and southern cities, and even more so during the Roman domination until the first century BC. In medieval times, it was donated to the Tre Fontane abbely by Pope Gregory in 1074, and...
by wheeleran | Sep 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Casa Blu was our mother’s holiday house, and it’s where we ourselves grew up and in turn brought our own children every summer. As a BNB, we retained all of it’s unique charm, the paintings and fittings and homely feel. You’ll find the books we...
