{"id":13121,"date":"2018-05-29T22:22:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T21:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naples-napoli.org\/sentier-des-forts\/"},"modified":"2018-06-03T12:47:50","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T11:47:50","slug":"path-of-the-forts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naples-napoli.org\/en\/path-of-the-forts\/","title":{"rendered":"Path of the forts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"map<\/a>The Via dei Fortini<\/strong> is a path that crosses the western coast of the island of Capri through four forts (Fortini). <\/span>It crosses very beautiful sites of the coast, cliffs, promontories and small creeks, connecting the Blue Grotto<\/strong> (Grotta azzurra) to the lighthouse of the Punta carena (faro della Punta carena). <\/span>It takes about 3 hours to complete it.
\n<\/span>The path is marked with points of red paint.
\n<\/span>The forts were built between the ninth and fifteenth centuries to monitor the coast, regularly attacked by pirates (including Saracen pirates).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaving from the Blue Grotto, the path goes below the Imperial Villa of Damecuta, Punta dell’Arcera, to then reach the Fort of Orrico<\/strong>, on the Punta del Miglio. <\/span>A French landing took place here on October 4, 1808, taking by surprise the English who occupied the island. <\/span>The semicircular<\/span><\/span> fort is 20 meters in diameter, with walls 2 meters thick. <\/span>It housed two cannons<\/span>.
\n<\/span>From Fort Orrico, you can see the circular stone structure of Fortino di Mesola<\/strong>, well integrated in the rocky landscape, on the promontory Campietello. <\/span>It overlooks Cala del Rio, the cove that follows that of Cala del Lupinaro. <\/span>The path leading to it is partly wooded. <\/span>This is the most important of the forts. <\/span>There were also two cannons there.
\n<\/span>After the Mesola fort, the path continues along the wildest part of the route to the entrance of Cala di Mezzo which leads to a stone staircase. <\/span>We arrive at the fortino di Pino<\/strong> overlooking the Cala di Tombosiello. <\/span>The continuous path passing through the fortino dell canone<\/strong>.
\n<\/span>A rather steep climb then leads to Punta Carena<\/strong>, dominated by the lighthouse and from which you can admire the sunset that colors the purple-red coastline.<\/p>\n

Path of the forts – Informations<\/p>\n