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NAPLES AND ITS ENVIRONS.
in the middle of the sixteenth century. It is on the island
called Megaris by Pliny, which is connected with the Pizzo-
falcone — a spur of the hill of S. Elmo — by an embank-
ment and bridge; the castle is now a prison.
The fortified palace of Foggia, in which Charles died,
was erected by him; and at Gallipoli, beautifully situated
on a rocky island in the Gulf of Taranto, he built a castle
which was later restored by Ferdinand I. He also sur-
rounded the castle which gave its name to Castellammare
with walls and fortifications, and during the nineteen years
of his reign conferred many benefits upon the Neapolitan
capital.
Charles II. of Anjou was a worthy successor of his
father in the conception and execution of public works.
He constructed the original Molo Grande and the Porto
Mercantile, or Porto Grande, in 1302; he continued the
building of the cathedral, and erected S. Domenico Mag-
giore, still one of the finest churches in Naples, and
founded the less important S. Pietro Martire. At Castel-
lammare, about 1300, he built the residence which he
called the Casa Sana; later it was known as the Royal
Villa Quissisana, which means “Here is health;” it is now
the property of the city, and has been recently fitted up as
the Grand Hotel Margherita; the view from its terrace
and the walks in its park make it a charming resort. At
times Charles II. resided in the Rufolo Palace at Ravello,
— recently the home of an English gentleman; but the
favorite residence of this king and of many of his suc-
cessors was at Vico Equense, on the road between Castel-
lammare and Sorrento, so famous for its beautiful views.
Vico was founded by Charles on the ruins of a city which
had been destroyed by the Goths; it has always been cele-
brated for the excellence of its olive oil, as well as for its
charming site on the Bay of Vico, near the rocks known
as I Tre Fratelli, — The Three Brothers.
NAPLES AND ITS ENVIRONS.
in the middle of the sixteenth century. It is on the island
called Megaris by Pliny, which is connected with the Pizzo-
falcone — a spur of the hill of S. Elmo — by an embank-
ment and bridge; the castle is now a prison.
The fortified palace of Foggia, in which Charles died,
was erected by him; and at Gallipoli, beautifully situated
on a rocky island in the Gulf of Taranto, he built a castle
which was later restored by Ferdinand I. He also sur-
rounded the castle which gave its name to Castellammare
with walls and fortifications, and during the nineteen years
of his reign conferred many benefits upon the Neapolitan
capital.
Charles II. of Anjou was a worthy successor of his
father in the conception and execution of public works.
He constructed the original Molo Grande and the Porto
Mercantile, or Porto Grande, in 1302; he continued the
building of the cathedral, and erected S. Domenico Mag-
giore, still one of the finest churches in Naples, and
founded the less important S. Pietro Martire. At Castel-
lammare, about 1300, he built the residence which he
called the Casa Sana; later it was known as the Royal
Villa Quissisana, which means “Here is health;” it is now
the property of the city, and has been recently fitted up as
the Grand Hotel Margherita; the view from its terrace
and the walks in its park make it a charming resort. At
times Charles II. resided in the Rufolo Palace at Ravello,
— recently the home of an English gentleman; but the
favorite residence of this king and of many of his suc-
cessors was at Vico Equense, on the road between Castel-
lammare and Sorrento, so famous for its beautiful views.
Vico was founded by Charles on the ruins of a city which
had been destroyed by the Goths; it has always been cele-
brated for the excellence of its olive oil, as well as for its
charming site on the Bay of Vico, near the rocks known
as I Tre Fratelli, — The Three Brothers.