by wheeleran | Dec 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
The view down to the nature reserve and the sea from our front gate and driveway down to the apartments and parking. Both apartments open onto these large private gardens and the view, and feature all the bedding, utensils, free heating and free internet that you...
by wheeleran | Dec 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Domenico Tiburzi was a famous outlaw of the Maremma, loved by the poor and hunted by the authorities for decades in the second half of the 19th century. He and his gang stole from rich nobles, charged wealthy landowners a protection tax, and gave money to peasants,...
by wheeleran | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
The hills and fields around Canino, east of Capalbio, are home to a particular distinctive type of olive tree, called, remarkable enough, Canino, which has been farmed here for thousands of years. Canino was a thriving Etruscan agricultural town, allied with Vulci,...
by wheeleran | Nov 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
We welcome a number of long term guests over the winter months, who settle in to take their time enjoying living in Italy, exploring the region, and working on whatever they’re working on in quiet and solitude. We have free heating, fast free internet, washing...
by wheeleran | Nov 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Macchiatonda Nature Reserve covers 244 hectares of land between the coast and the highway below Capalbio. It’s a WWF wetlands and wildlife area of groves, newly introduced tree and shrub species, wetland meadows, and coastal lakes teeming with native and...
