You lie flat in a small rowboat as the oarsman guides you through a tiny opening in the cliff face. Then the world turns blue. The Blue Grotto glows with an ethereal sapphire light, as if the sea itself is lit from beneath. Sunlight enters through an underwater cavity and reflects through the water to […]
Categories: Caves, Islands, Italy, Nature, Nature, Sea Sites
The ferry approaches the island and the first thing you see are the Faraglioni, three limestone stacks rising from the turquoise sea like ancient sentinels. Capri has long been synonymous with luxury, drawing visitors from Roman emperors to Hollywood stars. Yet beyond the designer boutiques and glamorous cafes lies an island of stunning natural beauty. […]
The Bay of Naples stretches in a blue arc from the Sorrentine Peninsula to Cape Miseno, framed by the smoking cone of Mount Vesuvius. This Italian coastline offers a compendium of family-friendly attractions packed into a compact area. Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Roman cities buried by Vesuvius in AD 79, provide a history lesson that […]
Categories: Cities, Italy, Nature, Sea Sites, Sights, Sights
Ischia and Procida are the two often-overlooked gems of the Bay of Naples, Ischia, the thermal spa island of volcanic origins with its dramatic Aragonese Castle rising from the sea, and Procida, a tiny, impossibly colourful fishing island that was Italy’s Capital of Culture in 2022 and remains one of the most authentically beautiful places […]
