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Small, mysterious, uncontaminated Vivara
(from the Latin “Vivarium” or
rather “nursery”), a crescent
extending on the sea, is a real naturalistic
jewel and the favourite destination of environmentalists
and archaeologists. Once connected to Procida
by a cliff, the volcanic islet rises at
around about 100 metres from the promontory
of Saint Margherita Vecchia, with which
it has been connected since 1969 by a pedestrian
bridge that supports the pipings of the
aqueduct that supplies Procida and Ischia
with water. On a perimeter of 3 Kilometers
with a maximum height of 109 metres, thousands
of paths full of luxuriant, wild vegetation
weave in and out of each other.
Once, this was the first islet to be inhabited
- (16th century). Today it is the most uninhabited,
luckily!
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On the island there
is only one building which was built in
1861 as a “hunting house”. From
its terrace an unbelievable panorama can
be admired that embraces the whole Campanian
seashore. Populated by wild rabbits and
other kinds of small animals, Vivara is
above all the island of birds. In fact,
there are more than two hundred kinds of
listed resident and migratory birds on the
islet. The archaeological finds which were
recently discovered are endless, many of
which are of the Mycenaean epoch. The seabed
around the islet is suggestive and full
of different types of fish. It is truly
a sight for lovers of underwater fishing.
Vivara has been a protected naturalistic
oasis since 1974. It was made a natural
Reserve of the State in 2002.
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