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A blog about the Maremma, what to see, and its history.

Gardens and the sea

The view from the living room windows of Casa Blu, out over our private gardens, the...

Castiglione della Pescaia on the coast west of Grosseto north of Capalbio has been...

Casa Blu in beautiful medieval Capalbio was our mother's holiday home and is where we...

The Hermitage of Poggio Conte is a remarkable small Gothic church and adjacent sculpted...

One of the more extraordinary things to see in the region is to visit the roofless,...

The western and southern coastline of the Argentario is spectacular, with little...

The Bagni di San Filippo are the free thermal hot springs, rich in sulphur, that cascade...

Capalbio has a number of excellent restaurants, including La Porta on the outer medieval...

Monte Labbro is on the south west side of Monte Amiata, and is wild and rocky with...

Casa Blu is still available for weeks at the beginning and end of July, and it's the...

The Palazzo dei Papi or Palace of the Popes in Viterbo, a large regional town south east...

North east of Capalbio on the way to Lago di Bolsena is the fabulous protected nature...