by wheeleran | Nov 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
The wild and rocky western coastline of Argentario looking out towards the islands of Giglio and Giannutri further west. It’s inaccessible in parts, heavily wooded and stony, and dotted with gorgeous inlets and coves and small gated communites and secluded...
by wheeleran | Nov 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
The hills and plains of the Maremma were rich farmland for the Etruscans, who build drainage and irrigation canals and farmed grains, cereal, fruits, vegetables and olives. The conquering Romans built luxurious villas for the nobility, and large farms, groves, and...
by wheeleran | Nov 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
The duomo in the heart of the the old medieval center of Grosseto flanked by the central Piazza Dante and the Aldobrandeschi palace. It is is the capital of the Maremma region and its largest town, founded fn the middle ages as the fief and power center of the ruling...
by wheeleran | Oct 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Porto Ercole on the eastern shore of Argentario was a little Etruscan fishing village, then conquered by the Romans to serve as a port along the sea route from Rome to Provence in France. In the middle ages it was held and fortified by various powerful regional...
by wheeleran | Oct 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
A beautiful Autumn afternoon at the beach in Chiarone, looking north towards Ansedonia and Argentario. The weather is crisp and mild, the water is warm but fresh, and there are miles of quiet and solutude to explore and think about life and the year ahead. This is a...
by wheeleran | Oct 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the lovely little alleyways in the old medieval center of Capalbio, lined with beautiful potted plants and flowers. Nestled within the high fortress walls that ring the town and look out and down to the coast or back into the hinterland of the Maremma, these...
