Capri – The Island Revisited
A Confederate hero, his book about Capri, and how its updated and amplified re-publication came about.
Where to Shop in Positano
Positano is a shoppers paradise. Here are a few of Gillian’s favourite places to shop in Positano for handmade sandals, beachwear, ceramics, and more!
Walking in Capri
Walking in Capri in spring or fall, some routes are rugged with hundreds of narrow steps and some are easy strolls. All of them lead to breathtaking views.
How to Get to the Amalfi Coast
By bus, ferry, and private driver, Gillian tells us how to get to Positano the Amalfi Coast from Naples and Rome.
Procida: Picture Perfect
Procida lies low in the Gulf of Naples, much like a snoozing crocodile–immobile, so that one barely notices it. From the air, it looks like a Scotty dog.
Ischia by Sea
As we pulled around the castello we could see Procida, Vivara and the whole Gulf of Napoli from a different perspective. Most impressive was Vesuvius which looked like it was rising in all its majesty right out of the water. Breathtaking is the only way to describe it.
The Papermakers of Amalfi
At the end of the trail is the Paper Museum. The Italians started the first steps toward the process of “industrializing” paper making by mechanizing many jobs once done by hand
Procida: Good Friday
The plaintiff wail of a lone trumpet greets the dawn of Good Friday on Procida. It is followed by the slow, funereal drum beat signaling the start of a sacred procession recalling the Passion and death of Jesus Christ.
Capri – Cool, Calm and Collected
If I told you there was a place near Naples where elephants, leopards and hippopotamuses once roamed, would you believe me? Well, these exotic animals lived happily and thrived, guess where? On Capri. How they got there is of course, a geologic story.
Ischia – Mystery of the Thermal Waters
While waters have been used for therapeutic purposes for millennia, the question we, in our modern world must ask is “Do those waters actually have any real therapeutic benefits, or is any benefit, perceived or real, the result of a placebo effect?”
Ischia – The Fountain of Youth
We are not the only ones seeking youth. In fact, the idea of a fountain of youth has always roused man’s imagination, even in ancient times. And guess what? Ancient man found it. And guess what? It was volcanic. And guess where it was? Ischia.
Ann Pizzorusso is a geologist and Italian Renaissance scholar. After many years of doing virtually everything in the world of geology (drilling for oil, hunting for gems, cleaning up pollution in soil and groundwater) she turned her geologic skills toward Leonardo da Vinci Virgin of the Rocks. Her new, prize winning book, Tweeting Da Vinci explores Italy's geology and its affect on its art, literature, religion, medicine and just about everything else. Ann also writes the EarthScape Naples series for Napoli Unplugged and she can be found around the web tweeting and talking about Italy's geology.
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