Capalbio

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Nicknamed 'little Athens' for its importance in the Renaissance, Capalbio is a walled hill town at the southern tip of Tuscany, close to the border with Lazio. Charlemagne gave its castle to the Tre Fontane abbey in 805; later, under Siena, the Orsini completed the Rocca and the walls. Below the town lie 12 kilometres of beach, the coastal Lake Burano and the vineyards of the Capalbio DOC.

Highlights

  • The Rocca Aldobrandesca and a walk along the town walls
  • San Nicola church, with medieval and Renaissance frescoes
  • The Giardino dei Tarocchi, in the countryside nearby
  • Capalbio DOC wines: red, white, rosé and Vin Santo
  • Capalbio Cinema, an international short film festival

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

Population: 3,838

Things to see

Travel guide (Wikivoyage)

Capalbio è una città della Toscana.

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Events through the year

  • Feast of Saint Bernardine of Siena Religious · 20 May
  • Capalbio Libri Music and arts · AugustBook and reading event in Piazza Magenta

Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.

Based on Wikipedia (Capalbio) (CC BY-SA).

Local food & wine

Based on Wikipedia (Capalbio) (CC BY-SA).

Where to sleep

3 places to stay within 3 km

  • B&Bs and guest houses 2
  • Hotels 1

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Thermal baths nearby

  • Thermal spa: Terme dell'Osa (IT) · ~37 min by car
  • Thermal spa: Vasche di Musignano · ~42 min by car
  • Hot spring: La pozza · ~44 min by car
  • Thermal spa: Cascate del Mulino · ~45 min by car
  • Thermal spa: Terme di Vulci · ~46 min by car
  • Thermal spa: Terme di Saturnia · ~47 min by car
  • Hot spring: Sorgente Solfurea · ~1 h 13 by car

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Nearby member villages

  1. Porto Ercole · 19 km
  2. Montemerano · 19 km
  3. Pitigliano · 28 km
  4. Sovana · 29 km
  5. Giglio Castello · 44 km

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