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Marina Piccola

Marina Piccola ("little harbor"; also Marina di Mulo) [1] is located on the southern side of the island of Capri. It is near the Faraglioni sea stacks to the southeast. [2] The Via Krupp is a historic switchback paved footpath which connect the Charterhouse of San Giacomo and the Gardens of Augustus area with Marina Piccola. [3] The Marina Piccola, used by Augustus and Tiberius, preceded the Marina Grande. [4]

Capri island near Naples

Capri is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. The main town Capri that is located on the island shares the name. It has been a resort since the time of the Roman Republic.

Faraglioni Italian term used to refer to rock stacks

In Italian, faraglioni are stacks, a coastal and oceanic rock formation eroded by waves.

Via Krupp walking path

Via Krupp is a historic switchback paved footpath on the island of Capri, connecting the Charterhouse of San Giacomo and the Gardens of Augustus area with Marina Piccola. Commissioned by German industrialist Friedrich Alfred Krupp, the path covers an elevation difference of about 100 m.

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Capri, Campania Comune in Campania, Italy

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Monte Solaro mountain in Italy

Monte Solaro is a mountain on the island of Capri in Campania, Italy. With an elevation of 589 m, its peak is the highest point of Capri.

Marina Grande, Capri human settlement in Italy

Marina Grande is the main port of the island of Capri in Italy, to the north of the main town of Capri and at the foot of Mount Solaro.

Palazzo a Mare is a well-preserved ancient Roman archaeological site on the north side of the island of Capri, consisting of an imperial palace built by Augustus and modified by Tiberius. It was one of the supposed 12 villas of Tiberius on the island as described by Tacitus along with the Villa Jovis, Villa di Gradola and Villa Damecuta. It covers a very large area on several terraces overlooking the sea.

Gardens of Augustus botanical garden

The Gardens of Augustus, originally known by the name of Krupp Gardens, are botanical gardens on the island of Capri, Campania, Italy.

Piazza Umberto I

Piazza Umberto I is the most famous square of the island of Capri, Italy. The square is located in the historic center of Capri, in the eponymous town Capri, on the eastern end of the island, and since Roman times, it has been considered the center of the town and the meeting point of the island by both residents and others.

Grotta di Matromania cave in Italy

The Grotta di Matromania is a large, natural cave on the east coast of the island of Capri, Italy. It is located near the Arco Naturale. The cave is approximately 27 m long, 18 m wide, and 18 m high. It is connected with Mithras.

The Grotta dell' Arco is a large, shallow cave on the island of Capri, Italy. It faces east, and is situated about 240 m above sea level, under the cliffs which are south-east of the Castello Barbarossa. The cave is about 85 feet (26 m) in height and may have resulted from the great landslide which occurred at the east of Monte Solaro.

Castello Barbarossa

Castello Barbarossa is an archaeological ruin and ornithological station in Anacapri, on the island of Capri, Italy. It derives its name from the pirate and Ottoman admiral, Hayreddin, nicknamed Barbarossa ("Redbeard"), who stormed it in 1535 and destroyed it in 1544. The construction date is uncertain but it perhaps dates back to the late ninth century. From 1898, the structure, now in ruins, was owned by the Swedish psychiatrist Axel Munthe who donated it to his foundation. The surroundings, interesting for their botanical features, are home to the island's ornithological station.

Grand Hotel Quisisana

The Grand Hotel Quisisana is the largest and one of the best known hotels on the island of Capri. It is located in the heart of the old town of Capri, opposite the Hotel Residenza Capri and the Villa Sanfelice, to the south of the Piazza Umberto I. Set in gardens with "sprawling buildings [which] are painted a distinctive yellow and accented with vines," it is also a notable dining venue in the historic centre of Capri. British doctor George Sidney Clark established a sanatorium in 1845, turning it into the Grand Hotel Quisisana in 1861. "Qui si sana" means "here one heals" in Italian.

The Grotta Verde is a sea cave located on the island of Capri, southern Italy.

The Cloaca is an archaeological site on the island of Capri, Italy. It was part of a sewage system built in Roman times. The end of the sewer is visible west of the Marina Grande. It seems to have drained a considerable part of the northern side of the island, as evidenced by many smaller drains which are believed to have led into it. The fall of the sewer has been greatly changed. Instead of having a gentle gradient from south to north, it dips steeply in the reverse direction, north to south, at an angle of 25°. This reversal of incline has occasionally been cited as evidence for the alteration of the land-level of Capri since the Roman period.

Ospedale Giuseppe Capilupi Capri is a hospital on the Via Provinciale in Anacapri, Capri, located just to the west of the comune center and about half a kilometre north of the Marina Piccola. It is the principal hospital on the island.

Chiesa di Santo Stefano (Capri) church building in Capri, Italy

Santo Stefano is a Catholic church and former cathedral on the island of Capri, Italy. Dedicated to Saint Stephen, it is the principal house of worship in the town of Capri. The religious complex was built around the Piazza Umberto I square in the seventeenth century. The archbishop's palace is now used as the town hall ("Municipio"). Santo Stefano and Chiesa di San Costanzo are the island's two oldest churches.

Villa Certosella

Villa Certosella is a hotel in Capri, Italy. Set along the Via Tragara, it was the home of Camille du Locle when he lived in Capri. The villa was enlarged by the illustrator Jan Styka in Italian Renaissance style. Later, Edwin Cerio requisitioned the house so that it is now part of the Ignazio Cerio estate. Cerio removed the Renaissance elements, returning the house to the casa mediterranea style. The master builder, Luigi Desiderio, worked on the property.

Chiesa di Santa Maria del Soccorso is located within the archaeological site of Villa Jovis, on the island of Capri, Italy. It is situated on the summit of the Lo Capo hill at the eastern extremity of the island. The chapel-like church, was constructed ca. 1610. Its fittings include a bronze statue of the Madonna, a 1979 gift of the Caprese painter Guido Odierna (1913-1991). In the late 19th century, hermit lived at the church, keeping a visitor's book and selling wine.

Chiesa di Sant'Andrea is a church on the island of Capri, Italy, near the Marina Piccola in the south. It was built in 1900 for the local fishermen. The site which the church lies on formerly contained a watch tower which was used as a lookout post for invading Saracen pirates. The church was designed by the painter Riccardo Fainardi, and funded by German banker Hugo Andreae and his wife, Emma.

References

  1. ↑ Baedeker, Karl (1903). Italy: Southern Italy and Sicily, with excursions to the Lipari islands, Malta, Sardinia, Tunis and Corfu. 13th rev. ed. 1900 (Public domain ed.). K. Baedeker. pp. 157–. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Jepson, Tim; Soriano, Tino (18 January 2011). National Geographic Traveler: Naples and Southern Italy, 2nd Edition. National Geographic Books. pp. 116–. ISBN   978-1-4262-0710-5 . Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Capri: Augustus Gardens - Via Krupp" . Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  4. ↑ Dickens, Charles; Ainsworth, William Harrison; Smith, Albert (1854). Bentley's miscellany (Public domain ed.). Richard Bentley. pp. 39–. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

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