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The origin of the 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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