BALADE TOUR DE CAPITELLO

Discover this 3.5 km hiking trail near Grosseto-Prugna. Allow around 50 minutes to complete the route. The Genoese Tower of Capitello stands on the coast at the northern entrance to Porticcio at the mouth of the Gravona. It was one of the first defensive works erected by the Office of St George in the 16th century. In 1793, it played host to a prestigious guest: Napoleon, still Bonaparte, was besieged by the Paolists before fleeing to Toulon with his mother Letizia.