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Gulf
of
Naples
The
Bay of Naples is - when you are on a boat right in the middle of the Bay -
like an enormous filled crater. World famous islands and mountain ranges
such as Vesuvius, Capri, Ischia, Monteprocida and Costa Almafitana rise up
above sea level and the shoreline like crater walls against the background
where equally famous places like Naples and Sorrento sparkle in the sun.
2000 years ago the Romans had already discovered the special situation of
the Bay with its particularly mild climate, shown by the numerous
archaeological excavations of e.g. Herculaneum, Pompeii and the Villa di
Oplonti at Torre Annunziata. These excavations give a thrilling picture of
the daily life of the Romans in their houses 2000 years ago. In the
immediate neighbourhood there are also well known places like Amalfi,
Positano, Caserta and farther away Paestum, as well as the excavations of
Cuma. The Bay is so famous that today the biggest cruise ships enliven the
spectacle every day. In the middle between the islands and the mainland
lies Pṛcida, an island that has not suffered from the effect of mass
tourism and has maintained its original character as a village of
fishermen, sailing folk and craftspeople. Tourism is clearly on the rise
there but the island is - luckily -
not suitable for mass tourism. Via a spider's web of ferry connections it
is linked to the mainland and other islands, mostly for low fares. Pṛcida
with its polyp-like shape, which means the coast is many times longer than
the island's average diameter of 5 km, has numerous rocky and sandy
beaches and the possibility of the most varied sports.
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