Faraglioni di Capri

Faraglioni di Capri

Faraglioni di Capri
Geography
Location	Tyrrhenian Sea
Coordinates	40°32′24″N14°15′11″E / 40.540121°N 14.252961°E / 40.540121; 14.252961
Highest elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Administration
Italy
Region	Campania
Metropolitan City	Naples
Comune	Capri
Demographics
Population	0

The faraglioni di Capri (Neapolitan : faragliune 'e Capri) are three small rocky islets (stacks) in the Gulf of Naples, off the island of Capri. Their notable shapes result from erosion due to wind, rain, and sea waves.

Overview

Part of the Campanian Archipelago, they are named: ^[1]

• Stella, connected to the island; 109 metres (358 ft) high.
• Mezzo; 82 metres (269 ft) high, with a characteristic hole which resembles an arch.
• Scopolo (or Fuori); 106 metres (348 ft) high. The blue lizard or lucertola azzurra ( Podarcis siculus coeruleus) is endemic to this faraglione.

Their short distance from the shore create a scenic effect. They are world-famous and can be watched from the sea, or from several viewpoints, such as Via Krupp, Villa Monacone or the Gardens of Augustus. ^[2]

With the advent of tourism in the 19th and 20th centuries, the faraglioni rose to the status of "natural monuments", as well as the island's most iconic symbols. They were immortalized in numerous paintings by Josef Rebell, Johan Christian Dahl, Albert Bierstadt, Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach, William Stanley Haseltine, and others.

With the advent of chronophotography, Étienne-Jules Marey recorded a short footage of the faraglioni titled Vague, baie de Naples. ^[3] Later, with the development of cinema and the media, they were featured in several films, among which the most famous are The Emperor of Capri with Totò (1949) and Il secondo tragico Fantozzi with Paolo Villaggio.

References

1. "I faraglioni de Capri". Capri.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
2. "Capri-I Faraglioni" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
3. Barbagallo, Francesco. Belle Époque (in Italian). Naples: Editori Laterza. ISBN   978-88-581-2105-4.

Bibliography

• De Angelis Bertolotti, Romana (July 1990). Capri. La natura e la storia (in Italian). Zanichelli. ISBN   88-08-09123-6.
• Pier Andrea De Rosa, Giovanni Schettino (2008). Pittori e dintorni a Capri (in Italian). Wendalina Editrice. p. 149. ISBN   978-88-903769-0-0.

External links

• "Sito del comune di Capri" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2024.