by wheeleran | Jan 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Pretty little Scansano is perched on a spur in the forest hills north of Capalbio, and is the home of the reknown Morellino red wine. Founded by the Etruscans and settled by the Romans, numerous castles of military importance were build in the middle ages to protect...
by wheeleran | Jan 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
A chilly winter view from the gardens looking down over the nature reserve towards the sea to the north and Argentario peeking through the clouds and the late afternoon sunshine. We have guests who love this time of year. It’s quiet and still, the air is crisp,...
by wheeleran | Jan 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
The rare and prestigious Maremmana cows of the Maremma region, with their distinctive long horns white skin and broad torsos, were bred by the Etruscans, written about by the Romans, and form the basis of the distinctive rustic recipes of the region. There are only...
by wheeleran | Dec 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Siena has its famous horse race, Il Palio, but Manciano has, well, this: rooted in Tuscan tradition but a relatively modern creation, the Palio delle Botti, the barrel race, now involves the whole town at the end of August, where teams from each of the six districts...
by wheeleran | Dec 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Merry Christmas from Casa Capalbio . And if your thought ARE turning to your summer holidays, come and stay with us! We have two apartments, Casa Blu and Casa Terra, just outside the old city walls of Capalbio in Tuscany, looking down over the nature reserve and the...
by wheeleran | Dec 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the valley at the bottom of the hill below Capalbio is the excavated ruins of Villa Settefinestre, a large Roman villa built by the rich and powerful Volusii family in the 1st century BC. The Volusii were influential senators and slave owners, and the villa was a...
