Many probably heard of the Italian island of Capri, but not everyone knows that he is in the Tyrrhenian Sea, and some probably did not even hear about the existence of such a sea, as when it comes to him, some ask the question of where it is located. It is part of the Mediterranean Sea and wash the shore of Italy in the Naples Area. From continent, the island is at a distance of 10 km. And although its square is small enough and is a little more than ten square kilometers, its world glory and history as one of the paradise corners decreased since the time of the Roman Empire. List of celebrities and for some time living on this island are quite large and listed everyone does not make sense, it is enough to name such as Emperor Octavian August, Emperor Tiberius, Maxim Gorky, Konstantin Poist, Ivan Turgenev, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Winston Churchill, D. D. Eisenhower , V. I. Lenin and many no less well-known personalities, the names of which are known to the whole world.
Despite your small size, nevertheless there are attractions on the island that you can not see by visiting here. First of all, the main attraction must be called Grotto Azzurro that translated means a blue grotto, which is located on the north coast of the island. The grotto is a cave in the rock with dimensions of 56 by 30 meters, and the maximum height of the arch inside the grotto reaches 15 meters.
To get into the inside you need a boat, as the only entrance to it is from the side of the sea. The entrance itself is quite small and towers above the sea level of all a little more than one meter, so if the sea is not calm and there are waves, then you will not be able to get inside.
In the era of the Roman Empire, the Grotto performed the function of the emperor pool. During archaeological studies, the bottom of the grotto, it was possible to find several Roman statues. These were the images of the God of the Sea Neptune and the two statues of the Greek God of Triton, who is the son of Neptune. As a suggestion of scientists, these statues stood along the wall of the cave, but based on the grottoes discovered at 150 meter depths of the sculptures, there were no less than seven with the cave. In the future, it is planned to restore the initial appearance of the cave with copies of statues and make it such as he looked at the Emperor Tiberius.
Another of the well-preserved architectural structures is the Villa Jupiter, who belonged to Tiberius and on which he spent his last ten years of life. In total, Tiberius had twelve villas on Capri, but this was the biggest. Presumably the area of the villa was about seven hectares and consisted of a variety of rooms and corridors. It is located at the highest point of the island and the observation deck, if you believe the information that has come down to this day, has been used by Tiberius more than once for dropping the cliffs of dismissal visitors and enemies of the emperor. Before the Villa Jupiter, from the city of Capri, you can walk on foot, which can take about an hour with you, but this walk you will definitely be satisfied, because there are no few interesting places on the way.
Physically healthy and hardy tourists can take a walk on Scala Fenicia, which means Phoenician staircase. It is located on the track site, which connects the two cities of Capri and Anakapri island among themselves, and its steps cut into the rock in the amount of 921 pieces belong to 7-6 centies to our era.
This route from one city to another is still used by local residents, unless of course there is too much time and allows health.
One of the natural creations can be called Grotta di Matermania or the Cave of the Great Mother, which was formed in Mount Toroo and for the legend was intended for the mother of the gods of Kibel, and later the Romans turned it into a beautiful nifum, decorated with mosaic and beautiful seashells. True until today's days have survived only small fragments of once rich decoration.
In the center of Anacapri, you can admire the Church of San Michele, which was built in the Baroque style in the 17th century.
In addition to the outer and interior decoration, the floor is most striking in the church, which is posted from Maitolika and, which shows an excerpt "Exile Adam and Eve from Paradise."
A no less interesting architectural monument is the San Jacomo Monastery built in the 14th century. His story is quite interesting, but at certain stages of time, even tragic. At first, as a result of the state coup, his founder and Queen Giovanna I Neapolitan, who financed the construction of the monastery were killed. In the 16th century, the monastery was repeatedly attacked by pirates, which partially destroyed it, and values were taken out. During the epidemic of the plague on the island, the monks refused to accept local residents because of the fear of infection, which caused the negative attitude of the population of the island. And then Napoleon abolished monasteries and its financial support ceased. Currently, the courtyard of the monastery is used to carry out various events and concerts, and the Museum of the famous German artist Difenbach is located inside the building, who lived on Carry for the last years of life, creating his masterpieces.
And these are just some attractions that can be viewed on the island of Capri. The whole architecture of both cities is a rather interesting. And the natural beauty of speaking is not at all. The island authorities pay great attention to cleanliness and ecology. You can stay in one of the hotels, which are on the island more than 60, for every taste and financial capabilities. For example, now a large selection of inexpensive rooms. Two-bed room with breakfast can be freely found from forty euros per day. And about the holiday held here, you do not have to regret exactly, this island really deserves his name of the paradise corner, and you can see for yourself.