Corso Italia is the main shopping street, pedestrian only, in Orbetello. Park just inside the 5th century city walls around Piazza Mario Cortesini or in the parking places just outside the walls. Orbetello is tiny – it takes 10 minutes to walk from one end to the other – but if you’re shopping or having an evening out, this is the place to be, with shops, bars, restaurants, ateliers, cafes, stores, and anything else you might need.

Da Nicco is a terrific restaurant with excellent pizza, the best gelato is on the main square under the clock tower at Le Logge, there are great crepes on the same square at Bar Bagianni, and Bar Rossi is one of the cooler bars in town. There’s a small supermarket hidden away on Via Antonio Gramsci, but there’s a huge modern Coop two minutes drive back outside the walls, so go there.