by wheeleran | Jun 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by wheeleran | Jun 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
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,...
by wheeleran | Jun 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Casa Blu in beautiful medieval Capalbio was our mother’s holiday home and is where we ourselves grew up and then brought our own children. As a rental property, we kept all its unique authentic charm and it’s relaxed homely feel. You’ll find the...
by wheeleran | Jun 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Hermitage of Poggio Conte is a remarkable small Gothic church and adjacent sculpted caves and rooms carved deep into the tuft rock behind a waterfall at the end of a dirt path on the banks of the beautiful Fiore river, north east of Capalbio. The river and valley...
by wheeleran | Jun 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
One of the more extraordinary things to see in the region is to visit the roofless, skeletal remains of the San Galgano abbey on the road north of Grosseto towards Siena. Next to it is the small tomb of Saint Galgano himself; a medieval warrior knight who drove his...
by wheeleran | May 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
The western and southern coastline of the Argentario is spectacular, with little exclusive gated communities and villas perched on the cliff tops overlooking the sea, and with numerous wonderful little coves and bays, with secluded rocky beaches, clear blue water, and...
