da wheeleran | Feb 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
In the hills of inland Maremma north of Capalbio is the pretty and proud little town of Scansano. Well known for its distinctive Morellino wine, it was very active in supporting Garibaldi during the Risorgimento, and fought both the Nazis and fascists during the...
da wheeleran | Feb 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Republic of Siena had expanded westwards to the sea in the 12th and 13th century and built a series of watchtowers and forts along the coast to defend against pirate raids. The towers were used for communication between troops, early warning lookouts, and...
da wheeleran | Feb 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Pretty little Sorano north east of Capalbio was first inhabited by the pre-Etruscan Villanovans as early as the 9th to 7th centuries BC. It was a thriving Etruscan city, controlled by nearby Sovana, and like that town and Pitigliano, was built on a tuff stone bluff...
da wheeleran | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Maremma inland is renowned for its simple beauty, with golden fields and rich farmland, green hills and valleys, marshlands, nature reserves, and thick wooded forests and rocky mountains. There are miles of roads, country lanes, and tracks to explore if you are...
da wheeleran | Feb 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Lago di Vico is one of two beautiful volcanic crater lakes in the region an hour’s drive south east of Capalbio. It’s a national park set in an large beech tree forest, with a lovely winding road down through the trees to the lake shore that’s dotted...
da wheeleran | Gen 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
The driveway and steps from the street down to both our apartments, private gardens, and free parking overlooking the nature reserve and out to the sea. Casa Blu and Casa Terra are available throughout spring and summer, but bookings are coming in early so book now to...
