by wheeleran | May 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Monte Labbro is on the south west side of Monte Amiata, and is wild and rocky with little vegetation. It is a large protected nature reserve, with wild cats, weasels, badgers, eagles, falcons, buzzards, and sparrows, and contains and a wildlife reserve with many types...
by wheeleran | May 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Casa Blu is still available for weeks at the beginning and end of July, and it’s the perfect time to go to the beach. The long sandy beaches of the coast are only ten minutes away, stretching from the beach and nature reserve of Feneglia all the way down to...
by wheeleran | May 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Palazzo dei Papi or Palace of the Popes in Viterbo, a large regional town south east of Capalbio situated between two large volcanic lakes. It has ancient Etruscan origins, a fabulous medieval center, a torturous history as the site of centuries of disputes...
by wheeleran | Apr 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
North east of Capalbio on the way to Lago di Bolsena is the fabulous protected nature reserve of Selva del Lamone, remarkable for its almost impenetrable oak tree forest, maple trees, thick shrubs and aromatic flowers, and round moss covered volcanic lava stones from...
by wheeleran | Apr 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
North west of Grosseto is the little hamlet of Vetulonia, inhabited since the 9th century BC, and by 600 BC was one of the 12 cities of the Etruscan League and an important commercial and trading center, famous for its goldsmiths and politicians, and rich and...
by wheeleran | Apr 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Spring and early summer is the perfect time to visit the Maremma. It’s quiet and unspoiled by tourism, with miles of roads and lanes and hiking and cycling paths to explore, and all of it beautiful, with golden fields, rich farmland, green hills and valleys,...
