Our beaches

Our beaches

There are so many lovely sandy beaches all the way along the coast and only a few minutes drive from your apartment in Capalbio. From Montalto in the south all the way up to Feniglia there are numerous establishments with cheap or free parking just behind the dunes,...
Grosseto archaeological museum

Grosseto archaeological museum

Grosseto doesn’t win any beauty awards compared to places like Siena or Florence, but we post a lot about the remarkable history of the Maremma and there’s nowhere better to understand that than at Grosseto’s Museo Archeologico e d’Arte della...
Penultima

Penultima

The lovely little beach cafe at Penultima in Chiarone at the end of a hot, perfect day. It’s part of the Ultima Spiaggia complex of cafes and restaurant, but this gorgeous little bar with its weathered wooden floorboards and large canvas covered patio is one of...
Gardens and the sea

Gardens and the sea

The view from the living room windows of Casa Blu, out over our private gardens, the nature reserve below the town, and down to the sea and its beautiful sandy beaches only 10 minutes away. To the north is the briefest outline of the Ansedonia headland, and beyond...
Castiglione della Pescaia

Castiglione della Pescaia

Castiglione della Pescaia on the coast west of Grosseto north of Capalbio has been settled since prehistoric times. The nearby settlement of Vetulonia was one of the twelve member cities of the Etruscan League, and Catiglione was a major Roman town, with a port,...