The excavations have brought to light many cisterns used to receive water. Hotels have been built on these ruins especially in Marina Grande, and the same Casa di Pisco in Calcare has been erected on the ruins of an old cistern. From an artistic and historical point of view Palazzo a Mare is very interesting. This was one of the residences of the emperor Cesare Ottaviano who named the isle "city of doing sweet nothing". Today only a few ruins can be admired because the Austrian Hadrawa plundered the Palace of its artistic goods and because the French during the XVIII century transformed the Palace in a blockhouse during the war against the English. From Palazzo a Mare it is possible to reach the so called Bagni di Tiberio. After Punta di Gramola there is the wonderful and famous Blue Grotto with its reflections of lights and shades; the Green Grotto is fascinating, too. Among the holy buildings the most important is probably the church of San Costanzo, erected between the XI and XII century. This was Capri's cathedral until the title was assigned to the church of Santo Stefano in 1596. Near the church of San Costanzo there are the remains of the emperor Cristina's tomb. The heart of the social life in Capri is without doubt Piazza Umberto I, also known as the "Piazzetta". From here it is possible to admire a wonderful view of the Gulf of Naples, the Torre dell' Orologio, and the baroque church of Santo Stefano which contains the tomb of Vincenzo and Giacomo Arcucci and the remains of Saint Agata. From the Piazzetta it is easy to reach Palazzo Vescovile which is now the residence of the Town Hall. Other important buildings are Palazzo Cerio which houses the important library "Centro Caprese", Palazzo Bonacci and Palazzo Canale. Opposite Palazzo Cerio there are high walls which mark the fourteenth century village. Here we find the ruins of the Monastery of Santa Teresa and the church of SS. Salvatore erected during the seventeenth century. On the highest part of the village stands Castello del Castiglione. The oldest church of the village is the fourteenth century church of Sant' Anna. Along Via Tiberio we may see wonderful villas such as Villa Fersen, Villa Jovis which was the residence of the Emperor Tiberius and Parco Astorita from where the sight goes from the Faraglioni rocks to Sorrento. The Faraglioni rocks are higher than 100 metres and on one of them lives a very rare blue lizard called "scopolo". On the promontory Fasullo there is another famous villa which belonged to the writer Curzio Malaparte. Walking along Via Camerelle there is the Charterhouse of San Giacomo. It was built in 1363 by Giacomo Arcucci, who was the secretary of the Queen Giovanna Anjou. Today the charterhouse is the residence of the local library and of a high school while Sala Diefenbach has been transformed into a museum. Not far from the charterhouse there is the Park of Augustus and Via Krupp which leads to one of the best known beaches of Capri: Marina Piccola.
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