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...
by wheeleran | Aug 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
The stretch of coast just past Porto Ercole on Argentario is one of the prettiest and most enchanting areas of the promotory, is only 15 minutes drive past Orbetello, and has a string of small, gorgeous, rocky beaches, including L’Acqua Dolce, Spiaggia Lunga,...
by wheeleran | Aug 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
The nature reserve of Feniglia is a gorgeous strip of protected forest on the sandbar south of Orbetello that runs all the way from the mainland at Ansedonia to Porto Ercole on Argentario. It is a beautiful wooded area with a wide straight path that runs it’s...
by wheeleran | Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
The pretty island of Giglio is 16km off the coast of Argentario, and easily and relatively cheaply accessible for a day trip by ferry from Porto Santo Stefano. Inhabited since the stone age, it was an Etruscan military stronghold, then an important Roman base, before...
