The ancient fortress wall that encircles the beautiful medieval center of Capalbio offers a breathtaking view of the coastline, Argentario, and the Maremma inland. The main square features the lovely 12th century Church of San Nicola, the Aldobrandeschi fortress, and the Renaissance period Collacchioni Palace, which display the piano used by Puccini when on holiday here!

Capalbio is tiny, but it has a number of excellent bars and restaurants, a modest range of fashion shops, boutiques, galleries, and fine artisan shops, two small general stores that sell everything you might need for the fridge and kitchen, delicatessens, a fresh bakery and cake shop, a butcher, and a few newsagents. The nearest petrol station and larger supermarket is 5 minutes drive at the bottom of the hill in Borgo Carige, and for everything else, Orbetello is 15 minutes drive up the highway.