Capalbio is a comune in the province of Grosseto in Tuscany. It is the southern border of Tuscany and is surrounded by the municipalities Manciano, Montalto di Castro, and Orbettello.
Capalbio is known for the white alabaster stone that is found in plenty in this region. The name Capalbio is probably derived from a Latin word because of this feature of the land here. The Latin word Caput Album refers to white cape field.
The center of attraction of Capalbio is a hill that is mounted on it. The hill was originally the castle of the Tre Fontane di Roma of the 8th century and it belonged to the Aldobrandeschi family that time. Later it was transferred to the Orsini Counts. The hill was later seized by the Sienese Republic. Maremma had a black history of social disintegration under the autonomy of Lorrane, which resulted in its poor social and economic condition. The land was under the control of Bandits for many years. Capalbio was chosen as the main hideout by one of the legendary bandits of those periods, Tiburzi.
It was the Agricultural Reforms of the 1952 that reshaped the town to the new form. The hard work and the commitment of the people towards the...
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