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| The fiord of
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Crapolla is a natural
fiord, where time seems to have stopped. The fiord of Crapolla,
once a landing place for fishermen, can be reached from Sant’Agata
or Torca in 45 minutes.
Walking down under the shadow of the typical vegetation of chestnuts
and olive trees, you will reach a small belvedere from where you
can see the islets of Li Galli, Isca and Vetara. Here, a nice walk
down 700 steps begins: easy downward, but a little hard upward. |
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After a 20 minutes’ walk among
myrtle and lentisk, you will reach St. Peter’s Chapel, built upon
the ruins of an ancient abbey dating back to the 11th century. Just
opposite the chapel, an old watch-tower stands out, built during
the Saracen attacks. Near the chapel there is a foot-path which
makes it possible to cross the fiord and reach the stately tower.
Walking back along the foot-path down to a quaint small bay, you
will see several ruins of Roman buildings, such as the cisterns
for collecting rain-water. |
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It is said that
Romans left Crapolla in the first centuries of Christianity, but
it gained again its importance thanks to an imposing abbey described
as a “temple with marble pillars and mosaic flooring”.
Of the original St. Peter’s Abbey only a votive chapel is left,
called after the saint and built up with the very same stones of
the original building. |
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360° of the fiord of Crapolla
