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Apartment
on the third floor of a building dated 1870 - no lift, at that time,
sorry -, in the medieval center and only 50 m. from the small ancient
Roman port of the charming little town of Gaeta, 22,000 people,
one of Italy's coastal best-kept secrets. |
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two hours from Rome, one from Naples, laies on the promontory Mount
Orlando, which encloses the "Gulf of Gaeta" striking into
the Tyrrhenian Sea.
On the Mount, the Aragonese fortress dominates the
promontory and the Sea around. |
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Simply but tastefully and comfortably furnished
with vintage furniture, Chicca's is a good base to visit Naples
and all the interesting places of its district. |
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From the entrance room a door open to
the kitchen, equipped with oven, fridge and freezer.
In the bathroom, with bath, there is a washing machine. |
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meters from the floor to the wooden beam ceiling in the main two
sleeping rooms (the double very large, with 2 balconies and one
single bedroom with balcony) provide a good sense of space.
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The living/dining-room
is about 4 x 4 m and is partially covered with a wide-open wooden
beam mezzanine with two beds (the third bedroom).
A balcony is also out of this room. |
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In the middle-age historical center - in
which is situated the apartment - only 50 m from the house, there
is the small ancient port in which you can rent small boats to take
you along the coastwhich consists of small, green promontories on
which small ancient sighting-towers against Saracens take place, from
the shore of " Serapo "- between mount Orlando and the hill
of "Catena" - to the shore of "S.Agostino".
Daily excursions to the wild and wonderful Pontine Islands by hydrofoils
are available. |
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In the afternoon, when
a strong wind rises while the sea rests calm, the Gulf become filled
with windsurfs.The coast, from the shore of " serapo "-
between mount Orlando and the hill of "catena"
- to the shore of "S.Agostino",
consists of small, green promontories on which small ancient sighting-towers
against Saracens take place. In between that promontories small bays
with or without white sand (Fontania, Ariana, Arenauta and S.Vito)
make this coast one of the most beautiful and panoramic of the Tyrrhenian
Sea. |
| Gaeta
was and is residence of Bishop's palace.
Greek civilization greatly influenced the people in
this area, although Gaeta was not a Greek colony.
During Roman times this town was known as a famous resort with a
good harbour for ships. The via Flacca (a Roman road built in 184
B.C., ) - which still connects Gaeta with Rome - leading towards
the town of Sperlonga, was lined with beautiful villas, gardens,
swimming pools, nymphaeums and mausoleums.
The best preserved is Villa of emperor Tiberius, located
just below the Sperlonga Museum. Two mausoleums are still in Gaeta:
Plancus Mausoleum on mount Orlando which is the best preserved one
in all of Italy, and Atratino Mausoleum. The flacca road,
built in 184 B.C., still connects Gaeta with Rome. |
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SMALL HISTORY
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name of Gaeta is from a book written by Virgil who lived in
the 29th century B.C. This book is the source of
the stories of the birth of Rome.
The story tells of Enea, who was a refuge of
Troy, who came to this area looking for new land, as Troy
had been destroyed. He came here in a ship with the survivors.
Among these survivors was his wet nurse whose name was Gajeta.
Dukedom before the end of the first millennium,
after dominated by the Normans and then by Swabians, Angevins,
Aragons, Gaeta, because of its position on a promontory of
land jutting out into the sea, became a fortified city and
finally the second capital of the reign of Napoli.
in the 19th century faced three sieges
and on November 25th, 1848 Pope Pio IX took refuge
here, after the proclamation of the Unified Italy. During
nearly one year was called the "second State of the Church".
Dominated by the huge Aragonese fortress and
the belltower of the Romanesque Duomo, everywhere on the territory
of Gaeta you will feel its history.
A prestigious nautical-club and a tourist-port
very well equipped for the standing of any kind of boats is
positioned in the center of the town.
A lot of cheap shops and boutiques, air conditioned cinema,
live music in the roads, ball rooms on the shores and a great
lot of restaurants, trattorie, pizzerie and pubs for all kind
of pockets but in general inexpensive, will enjoy your summer
holydays.
After 5 pm fishing-boats return to the port with
their wide variety of fish hail to be sold in the picturesque
fish-market along the promenade until 8pm.
During July (week ends) and August the town and
its shores are crowded with holidaymakers, but in the rest
of the year you will fully enjoy this place where bathers,
fisherman and sailors' life elapses confidently and quietly.
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Prices per week
2007 in Euro |
| Season |
from
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Price
per week |
| Peak |
30/06
- 01/09 |
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1.300(*) |
High
+
Christmas & Easter
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26/05
- 30/06
01/09 - 29/09 |
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1.000 (*) |
| Mid |
03/04
- 26/05
29/09 - 27/10 |
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750 |
| Low |
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600 |
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July
& August |
min
2 weeks |
| Extra |
heating |
as per meter |
| Security
deposit |
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250 |
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