Part of the archipelago of volcanic islands, located a short distance from the coast of Cape Posillipo in Naples. It should be noted that his "status" of the island is often "challenged" as has long been connected by a long stone pier to the mainland.
The island is almost perfectly circular (apart from the bay of Porto Paone) with a diameter of about 0.5 km and a maximum height of 109 m, and its shape betrays unequivocally its volcanic origin. There are also day-made structures submerged denoting an ancient ground subsidence due to bradyseism phenomena, as in many other areas of Campi Flegrei.
In the classical period and built a villa Lucius Licinius Lucullus, became famous for the parties and the dinners were celebrated.
He had his villa here also Marcus Junius Brutus committed suicide here and Portia, daughter of Cato Uticense.
In the modern era began in the sixteenth century, the construction of a castle which later became one of the cornerstones of the defense of Naples. Naples was a fief of the powerful family of Macedonio, Grottolella Dukes, Marquises of Ruggiano, Oliveto Citra, Capriglia and Tortora and barons of Poligori in Calabria, who possessed the title of gentlemen. Already registered
Air Force Academy, now the island is not completely open to the public divided between a military and (from 1934) a juvenile prison.
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