da wheeleran | Dic 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
The winding northern coastal road leading to Port Santo Stefano on the Argentario peninsula was where many rich Roman nobles built magnificent villas and baths, the most famous of which were the ruins of Villa Domiziana on strada Liberata, and Villa Dentiliana in...
da wheeleran | Dic 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
There is some dispute and confusion about the exact location of the ancient Etruscan city of Volsinii. Noone knows where it was, but we do know is that it was an important city and the site of the shrine of Voltumna where the priests and leaders of the twelve...
da wheeleran | Dic 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
The view down to the nature reserve and the sea from our front gate and driveway down to the apartments and parking. Both apartments open onto these large private gardens and the view, and feature all the bedding, utensils, free heating and free internet that you...
da wheeleran | Dic 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Domenico Tiburzi was a famous outlaw of the Maremma, loved by the poor and hunted by the authorities for decades in the second half of the 19th century. He and his gang stole from rich nobles, charged wealthy landowners a protection tax, and gave money to peasants,...
da wheeleran | Dic 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
The hills and fields around Canino, east of Capalbio, are home to a particular distinctive type of olive tree, called, remarkable enough, Canino, which has been farmed here for thousands of years. Canino was a thriving Etruscan agricultural town, allied with Vulci,...
da wheeleran | Nov 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
We welcome a number of long term guests over the winter months, who settle in to take their time enjoying living in Italy, exploring the region, and working on whatever they’re working on in quiet and solitude. We have free heating, fast free internet, washing...
