by wheeleran | Aug 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
The beach at Macchiatonda is lovely, and just a short drive beyond straight to the beach behind Capalbio Scalo. This works for a number of reasons, because the best supermarket in the area is in Scalo, and that fact that the best gelateria is there as well is...
by wheeleran | Aug 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
However you spend your time in Capalbio, and because it’s so hot you’re heading for a beach, don’t for get to explore the beautiful inland of the Maremma. Maybe you’re heading for the Etruscan ruins of Vulci, or the medieval villages of...
by wheeleran | Jul 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
This is the view down to the sea from the road that circles the medieval center of Capalbio, looking north towards Ansedonia and the promotory of Argentario in the distance behind it. Hidden behind that nearest hill is Orbetello, on the lagoon between Argantario and...
by wheeleran | Jul 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Manciano is a lovely medieval town just north of Capalbio with an extraordinary history of war, resistance, civil unrest, and bravery. The coat of arms is a golden lion holding a red shield, which is appropriate, and the town and it’s populace were awarded the...
by wheeleran | Jul 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the heart of Capalbio’s old town is the Rocca Aldobrandesca fortress, build in the middle ages, enlarged and fortified by the Aldobrandeschi family in the 13th century, taken by the Orsini in the 14th, and then by Siena in the 15th. The charming Palazzo...
