da wheeleran | Nov 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
The pretty pathway around the top of the outer fortress walls in Capalbio, with the inner walls looming even higher above it. There are a few doorways to apartments built directly in the walls here, plus one or two cafes and heavily fortified entrances to the town....
da wheeleran | Nov 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
The last Spanish mill in the lagoon in Orbetello, one of nine originally built by the Republic of Siena in the 15th century then restored and fitted with sails by the Spanish State of the Presidi kingdom in the 16th. They used used wind and water hydraulic power to...
da wheeleran | Nov 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
The patio in Casa Terra shining in the autumn sunshine under the thick foliage of the grape vines that form the canopy. Terra has been solidly booked for years with a long-term rental in the off-season months, but is available now, year round, if you plan and book...
da wheeleran | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Porta Senese, the Siena Gate, guarding the entrance to the inner city walls in Capalbio. First built by the ruling Aldobrandeschi family in the 11th century after they obtained it from the Tre Fontane abbey in Rome, the city fortifications were then extended and...
da wheeleran | Ott 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Lovely little Giglio island is off the west coast of Argentario, reachable by easy ferry from Porto Santo Stefano, with a small population in three port towns and Giglio Castello, perched on a hill at the center of the island, and considered one of Italy’s...
