Extraordinary Homes by KiG Magazine KiG Summer 2019_WEB | Page 12

- Designer shopping and opulent villas on Capri -
Though increasingly busy at the height of summer, Capri can be pleasant for a stroll in fall
and early spring. Tiberio, in the east of the island, has walking trails for varying abilities to the
crumbling Villa Jovis, built by Emperor Tiberius, and the enchanting Villa Lysis, built and owned
by the poet and count Jacques d’Adelswärd-Fersen after he fled scandal in his home city of Paris.
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- Winding coastal roads - - Ruins and romance -
You may wish to hire a driver while
you’re visiting, because navigating the
hairpin bends of Strada Statale 163, or
“road of 1,000 bends,” is not for the
faint-hearted. Commissioned by King
Ferdinand II of Naples and completed
in 1852, this single-lane road wraps
necklace-like around the peninsula,
carving a path through the whitewashed
towns and hillside vineyards, and
providing epic unobstructed views
out to sea or across the valleys. Just 16 miles (26 km) from Sorrento,
you’ll find the ruins of Pompeii, a
former Roman spa town that was all but
destroyed after nearby Mount Vesuvius’s
devastating eruption in 79AD. There are
many more Roman ruins to be found back
along the Amalfi coastline, and many are
little-known and less crowded. If you’ve
come to stroll the cobbled streets of
Sorrento, you might take an evening boat
ride to the ruins of Villa Romana di Pollio
Felice on a peninsula just outside of town.
The remains of this nobleman’s villa
seem to have been engulfed by the rocky
outcrop surrounding it, but the sunset
from this aspect is a divine reward for all
the steps you’ll have climbed on this trip.
Just behind the ruins, a small cerulean-
hued pool cut into the rocks is a popular
swimming and snorkeling spot for locals.
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