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Painting by Jakob Alt, 1835–36. The Blue Grotto (Italian: Grotta Azzurra) is a sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri, southern Italy.Sunlight shining through an underwater cavity is reflected back upward through the seawater below the cavern, giving the water a blue glow that illuminates the cavern.
Entdeckung der blauen Grotte auf der Insel Capri (Discovery of the Blue Grotto on the Isle of Capri) is an 1838 book by German writer and painter August Kopisch in which he describes his 1826 rediscovery of the Blue Grotto in Capri together with his friend Ernest Fries.
The book that spawned the 19th century fascination with Capri in France, Germany, and England was Entdeckung der blauen Grotte auf der Insel Capri (Discovery of the Blue Grotto on the Isle of Capri) by German painter and writer August Kopisch, in which he describes his 1826 stay on Capri and his (re)discovery of the Blue Grotto.
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Via Krupp is a historic hairpin turn paved footpath on the island of Capri, connecting the Charterhouse of San Giacomo and the Gardens of Augustus area with Marina Piccola. Commissioned by the German industrialist Friedrich Alfred Krupp , the path covers an elevation difference of about 100 m (330 ft).
The Grotta del Castiglione is a lofty cave on the island of Capri, Italy.It is located high up in the hill of the same name, facing south. When the inhabitants of Capri took refuge in it at the time of the Turkish raids, there was a way to it from the east, but the path has since been destroyed by the crumbling of the cliff.
Boats operate between Marina Grande and Naples on the mainland, and also on excursions to visit the Blue Grotto. [9] Funicolar, the cableway which is run by SIPPIC, [10] connects the harbour to the city centre's Piazzetta; [11] as does bus with Anacapri. [12] [13] As of 2012, the price of a one way railway ticket to Capri town was €1.50. [14]
Red Sails to Capri is a children's historical novel by Ann Weil. It tells the story of the rediscovery of Capri 's Blue Grotto in 1826. [ 1 ] The novel, illustrated by C. B. Falls , was first published in 1952 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1953.