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Pausilypon
Resume after a long period of silence, the themes of SUD dear to me. In greek
Pausilypon means, according to some, "respite from the pain," other "rest from troubles."
Here! Put it this way: it was for me a respite, rest or even better reflection. I refer to work with new enthusiasm.
Posillipo is the theme suitable to the occasion. And 'one of the most beautiful stretches from Naples and the island of Mergellina Nisida. It 's a stretch of sea coast, several kilometers long, consisting of inlets, spurs, overhanging rocks, marinas, islands, luxury villas. It 'was the place since ancient times, of High-level housing. Starting from the Republican era, the Romans built several buildings aristocrats, among them the "Villa Pollio," of which we will deal with later.
The hill of Posillipo, the wall of a crater that separates the Gulf of Naples from Pozzuoli, is enchanting not only the landscape, but also for its splendid villas by the sea: Palazzo Donn Anna, Villa Grottamarina, Bracale Villa, Villa Roccaromana, Pavoncelli Villa, Villa Volpe Villa Rosebery, and finally full of even recent history. Feature
the church of Santa Maria del Faro, of ancient origins built in place of a lighthouse. In this beautiful church they married my daughter and my son Walter Tweedy.
Going downhill, past the church, you reach Marechiaro whose name derives from the Latin "sea COMPLAINT" calm seas, an ancient fishing village that has retained its original features and is famous for its "Fenestrella" the timeless song "Marechiaro. Salvatore verses of James and music by Paolo Tosti. A few tens of meters, going beyond the Fenestrella along the coast, we find an ancient Roman building called "House of the Spirits
once part of the villa of Pollio which we now turn.
The villa stands on a promontory between two islands of Gaiola that are visible from the House of the Spirits and haul Trentaremi and was built in the first century BC, Publius Vedio Pollio knight from the rich and originally covered an area of about nine hectares occupied by buildings, porches, gardens, vineyards and was named Villa Pausilypon and it was named the hill. Vedio
origins were very modest, in fact belonged to a family of Benevento freedmen, former slaves, but succeeded, in relatively short time to make a fortune that few others could boast, beginning his career as supervisor of taxes of Rome in Asia minor.
The villa consists of several buildings arranged around a central core: the domus, starting from the west, there is a large theater, which holds two thousand spectators, a nymph, the Odeon, the belvedere, the thermal baths and spas less than . The house was connected to the area of \u200b\u200bflegrea Puteoli through a long tunnel about half a mile, crossing the hill of Posillipo.
There were also numerous dependencies, among them
On top of the hill was created the beautiful Virgilian Park (also known as the Memorial Park because that place in The Patriot Risorgimento Luigi Settembrini was inspired to write "My Memories") where you can enjoy the view of the entire Gulf of Naples: Vesuvius, the
conclude, briefly, the islet of Nisida whose name derives from the greek Nesis, which means small island. Its shape is almost circular and is a volcanic crater whose opening has a diameter of about 500 meters
Nisida there is a construction Angevin, dedicated, thereafter, in prison. It is currently home to a juvenile prison.
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