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
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Capalbio (IT), Capalbio (EN)), Wikivoyage (Capalbio). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 3,838
Things to see
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint Bernardine of Siena
- Capalbio LibriBook and reading event in Piazza Magenta
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Local food & wine
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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 · ~41 min by car
- Hot spring: La pozza · ~43 min by car
- Thermal spa: Terme di Vulci · ~45 min by car
- Thermal spa: Cascate del Mulino · ~45 min by car
- Thermal spa: Terme di Saturnia · ~47 min by car
- Hot spring: Sorgente Solfurea · ~1 h 12 by car
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Nearby member villages
- Porto Ercole · 19 km
- Montemerano · 19 km
- Pitigliano · 28 km
- Sovana · 29 km
- Giglio Castello · 44 km