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Positano
Is a small town on
the Amalfi Coast (Costiera
Amalfitana), in Campania, Italy.
The main part of the city sits in an
enclave in the hills leading down to
the coast.
Is considered one of the most
beautiful and picturesque places of
the world. Small houses, a magic
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Ravello
In the Spring
of 1880 Richard Wagner arrived in Ravello, accompanied by his stage
designer, the painter Joukovsky. At that time, the great German
musician was working on the composition of Parsifal and it is
obvious just how important a role the real enchantment of the Villa
Rufolo played in the creation of the magic garden of Klingsor. |
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Capri
No visit to Capri
is complete without at least a
few hours spent on the
Mediterranean sea surrounding
the island.
Whether you choose to join an
organised tour, or rent a
private boat with captain,
taking to the turquoise waters
is the only way to explore some
of the most beautiful parts of
the island. In fact, many of the
most enchanting stretches of the
Capri coastline are completely
inaccessible by land. |
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Baia di
Ieranto
The Bay of
Ieranto opens out on the southern coast of the Sorrento peninsula in
front of the "Faraglioni" of Capri. It is a place of uncontaminated
beauty and, in ancient and poetic legends, to mermaids. Strolling
along the path set in the silence of a superb natural environment (only
the sea, the cliffs, the beaches, the huge, rolling rocky site
mostly cloaked with Mediterranean maquis and olive trees, together
with other huge masses of hard rock), one can admire the entire bay
in all its solemnity. |
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Pompei
Pompei holds an intense
fascination for visitors today.
Following the eruption of the
volcano Mount Vesuvius in the
year 79 AD, Pompei lay buried
and forgotten for hundreds of
years and the excavations begun
in the 18th Century are still
being carried out today. You can
see the past prosperity of the
town in the Roman villas,
bathhouses and temples which
have been unearthed. Even an
amphitheatre has been found. |
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Ercolano
Herculaneum was destroyed along
with Pompei in 79 AD, and was
rediscovered in 1709. It was a
residential town without
Pompei's commercial importance,
and wealthy Romans lived here.
Herculaneum was buried by a
torrent of lava that hardened
into a soft tufa (a kind of
coarse rock) that preserved many
of the wooden parts of houses
and household objects, which can
be seen today. |
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Reggia di Caserta
Caserta is known as the "Versailles of
Naples" after the Royal Palace built
here by the Bourbon King, Charles III,
in the 18th century. The enchanting
palace overlooking the huge square is
one of the most sumptuous buildings of
its kind in Italy. It has over 1,200
rooms and is full of paintings and rich
decorations. The magnificent gardens are
3 km long and their crowning glory is a
75 metre high waterfall, which can be
clearly seen from the palace. |
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Paestum
Paestum is noted for its
splendidly preserved Greek
temples. The ancient Greek part
of Paestum consists of two
sacred areas containing three
Doric temples in a remarkable
state of preservation. During
the ensuing Roman period a
typical forum and town layout
grew up between the two ancient
Greek sanctuaries. |
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