Capalbio : Farmhouse, Hotel, BandB Capalbio Maremma

Capalbio : Farmhouse, Hotel, B&B Capalbio MaremmaCapalbio as his hide-out. With the Plebiscito of 1860,
By Giulio DettiCapalbio followed the fate of the rest of Tuscany and
Homeland of bandits and wild boar, with a view thatonly began to recover in 1950 with the Riforma
embraces the whole Maremma, past the scentedAgraria, (Agricultural Reform).
pines to the sparkling sea.The town has kept its Medieval structure almost
Capalbio is at the southern border of Tuscany andcompletely intact. It is possible to follow the path of the
perches on top a hill covered by trees andancient patrol along the town walls. One of the
Mediterranean scrub. Originally it was the castle of theentrance gates, the Sienese, still has the original
Tre Fontane di Roma (8th century). During the Middlemassive wooden doors from the 15th century.
Ages it belonged to the Aldobrandeschi family, thenCapalbio enjoys rather special tourism, attracted by
the Orsini Counts and in 1416, it was annexed to thethe Medieval character of the narrow streets, the
Sienese Repubblic. Later the territory was turned overancient castle overlooking the valley below and the
to Cosimo dei Medici and it began a slow demographicbeautiful beaches of Chiarore, Macchiatonda and la
and economic decline. The town lost its autonomyTorba. The prestige of the town is further increased
under the Lorraine and suffered inevitable socialby the "Capalbio Cinema" short film festival held every
disintegration as a result. This led to the onset of theyear during the first fifteen days of July. This festival
banditry which plagued the Maremma for a greatdraws important national and international figures. The
number of years. Tradition has it that Tiburzi, the most"Giardino dei Tarocchi"(Tarot Card Garden) at
famous bandit in the Maremma, whose exploitsGaravicchio is also worth seeing. It was created by the
became legendary and are remembered today, usedrecentely deceased artist Niki de Saint Phalle.