by wheeleran | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the small excellent restaurants in Capalbio, this one perched on the path that runs around the outside of the old fortress wall with a fabulous view of the coastline, Argentario, the Maremma, and Monteti, the small mountain peak behind the town. We particularly...
by wheeleran | Aug 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
The beach at Ultima Spiaggia at Chiarone, just 10 minutes down the highway from Capalbio. Ultima and La Dogana just next to it are two of our favorite beaches on the coast south of Ansedonia, both with great beach bars and restaurants, sunbed and umbrella hire,...
by wheeleran | Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Halfway down the coastal highway to Rome is Civitavecchia. You might dismiss it as a big modern port, but don’t – the old town center and the beach esplanade are lovely, and there are many excellent bars, restaurants (especially for seafood), and shops in...
by wheeleran | Aug 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Orbetello was an ancient Etruscan settlement built on the narrow peninsula in the middle of the lagoon between Argentario and the mainland. It passed to the Romans in 280 BC, who had settled in nearby Ansedonia, and was ruled by the Aldobrandeschi family in the middle...
by wheeleran | Aug 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Casa Terra is a charming and rustic traditional Tuscan village apartment, full of artwork, antiques, pottery, and bronzework in a spacious and sunlit apartment with exposed wooden beams and rock walls, terracotta floors repurposed from a demolished old church, and...
