good morning ischia! tuesday 29th october 2013
The Pilastri Aqueduct, Ischia Ponte
GOOD MORNING ISCHIA! TUESDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2013
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Good morning Ischia!
And what a beautiful morning it is! There's not a cloud to be seen and we're set for another seemingly summer's day as we approach the beginning of November. Today's temperatures should reach up to 24° celcius/75° fahrenheit this afternoon and still be around 19° celcius/66° fahrenheit in the evening.
Today's photo is of the Pilastri Aqueduct in Ischia Ponte. If you follow the main SS270 road that circles the island from Ischia Porto and head east towards Barano you will find this magnificent structure along the way.
Although Roman in appearance, design and structure, the aqueduct was in fact built much more recently than the times of the Roman occupation of Ischia. In 1580 the area that we today call Ischia Ponte was a little village known as Celsa and the villagers relied heavily on their water supply from a spring near the site of Michelangelo's tower in the Cartaromana area. However, after years of bradyseism (the process by which the Earth's surface is gradually uplifted due to volcanic activity), that particular spring dried up causing panic and hysteria amongst the villagers who would now have to find a new source for their daily water.
The solution was to build the aqueduct which still stands today. Back in the sixteenth century, water flowed from a source around the Fiaiano area, 400 metres in altitude, down to the village of Celsa (Ischia Ponte today), some 550 metres away. When it was created, it was seen as a marvel of modern construction and even today it has an awe-inspiring strength and solidity to it.
To fully appreciate the scale and size of the aqueduct you can get some magnificent views from the Piano Liguori area (as mentioned in yesterday's blog) where you can see the straight lines of the aqueduct as it makes its way from Ischia Ponte up towards the hills and Fiaiano.
Don't forget, you can now contact us via our "live-chat" facility. If the button on the left hand side of the screen that says "need help?" is highlighted in green, that means we are here and able to speak to you straight away so whether you're looking for more information about something that's been written in the blog, anything about our services or Ischia in general, give it a try and get your questions answered faster.
Ok, we'll be back with more tomorrow, have a great day wherever you are!
Dion Protani - Tuesday 29th October 2013 - [email protected]
And what a beautiful morning it is! There's not a cloud to be seen and we're set for another seemingly summer's day as we approach the beginning of November. Today's temperatures should reach up to 24° celcius/75° fahrenheit this afternoon and still be around 19° celcius/66° fahrenheit in the evening.
Today's photo is of the Pilastri Aqueduct in Ischia Ponte. If you follow the main SS270 road that circles the island from Ischia Porto and head east towards Barano you will find this magnificent structure along the way.
Although Roman in appearance, design and structure, the aqueduct was in fact built much more recently than the times of the Roman occupation of Ischia. In 1580 the area that we today call Ischia Ponte was a little village known as Celsa and the villagers relied heavily on their water supply from a spring near the site of Michelangelo's tower in the Cartaromana area. However, after years of bradyseism (the process by which the Earth's surface is gradually uplifted due to volcanic activity), that particular spring dried up causing panic and hysteria amongst the villagers who would now have to find a new source for their daily water.
The solution was to build the aqueduct which still stands today. Back in the sixteenth century, water flowed from a source around the Fiaiano area, 400 metres in altitude, down to the village of Celsa (Ischia Ponte today), some 550 metres away. When it was created, it was seen as a marvel of modern construction and even today it has an awe-inspiring strength and solidity to it.
To fully appreciate the scale and size of the aqueduct you can get some magnificent views from the Piano Liguori area (as mentioned in yesterday's blog) where you can see the straight lines of the aqueduct as it makes its way from Ischia Ponte up towards the hills and Fiaiano.
Don't forget, you can now contact us via our "live-chat" facility. If the button on the left hand side of the screen that says "need help?" is highlighted in green, that means we are here and able to speak to you straight away so whether you're looking for more information about something that's been written in the blog, anything about our services or Ischia in general, give it a try and get your questions answered faster.
Ok, we'll be back with more tomorrow, have a great day wherever you are!
Dion Protani - Tuesday 29th October 2013 - [email protected]
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