by wheeleran | Oct 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Porto Ercole on the eastern shore of Argentario was a little Etruscan fishing village, then conquered by the Romans to serve as a port along the sea route from Rome to Provence in France. In the middle ages it was held and fortified by various powerful regional...
by wheeleran | Oct 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
A beautiful Autumn afternoon at the beach in Chiarone, looking north towards Ansedonia and Argentario. The weather is crisp and mild, the water is warm but fresh, and there are miles of quiet and solutude to explore and think about life and the year ahead. This is a...
by wheeleran | Oct 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the lovely little alleyways in the old medieval center of Capalbio, lined with beautiful potted plants and flowers. Nestled within the high fortress walls that ring the town and look out and down to the coast or back into the hinterland of the Maremma, these...
by wheeleran | Oct 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Beautiful medieval Tarquinia was one of the oldest and most important of the ancient Etruscan cities, a commercial power by the 8th century BC, home of a dynasty of Etruscan kings, and a miltary stronghold with massive city walls that repelled Celtic invasions and...
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...
