Worth a visit are certainly the ancient city walls. The first city defensive walls in the Middle-Ages were built by the Aldobrandeschi family between the eleventh and twelfth century to defend the city.
During the 1400’s, while Capalbio was under the dominion of the Republic of Siena, walls were extended and strengthened. Such interventions gave the village double surrounding walls and Porta Senese (the Sienese Gateway), situated on the northern side near the Fortress. Fifteenth-century walls can be still admired today; recent restauration works brought the monument back to its ancient splendor.
You just cannot miss Collacchioni Palace. This ancient palace, near the Aldobrandeschi Fortress, is hidden inside one the Towers in Via Collacchioni. Its three floors are finely painted with frescos and decorated in a Renaissance style. You will love the large stone fireplace and the jaw-dropping terrace overlooking the city and your children will treasure them in their memories.
Another treasure is kept within the Palace: the Conrad Graf fortepiano. It now rests silently in a corner of the fireplace’s room but, apart from being an innovative piece of instrument for its times, it is said to have been played by Giacomo Puccini during his stays at a nearby Fortress.
At the town center of Capalbio, you can visit the church of San Nicola. The church was built during the Romanesque period and furtherly extended and decorated until the fifteenth century. The church’s portal is surmounted by a lancet arch bearing an inscription that testifies a restauration work in 1466. This one-nave church has three small side chapels with frescos painted by Umbrian painters and belonging to the Sienese school. The twelfth-century bell tower is surmounted by a pyramid added in 1919.