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12-Sep-2019 Charlene Ambrose

Via Krupp

Capri, Italy

I had never heard of this place, but Via Krupp consists of a stunning zig-zag pathway along a towering cliffside that overlooks the southern part of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It was commissioned by a German steel manufacturer, Friedrich Alfred Krupp, to connect his luxury hotel, Grand Hotel Quiisana,
situated on top to his yacht anchored just offshore at Marina Piccola.
Via Krupp's amazing switchbacks can be best viewed from the top of Giardini di Augusto where I took this shot. The pathway is mostly closed now due to falling rock.
Friedrick Krupp was kicked off the island in 1902 due to a scandal and supposedly committed suicide that same year. The gardens were originally known at the Krupp Gardens, but the name was changed after he was kicked out.


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M Paula Neumann12-Jun-2022 15:57
Those are some impressive switchbacks!
MarcViskens18-Mar-2020 23:14
Amazing
janescottcumming17-Jan-2020 17:32
That quite a view.
George McCarten24-Nov-2019 00:17
Thank you for providing the anecdote. I was wondering about that zigzagging path.
Irene Wehrli16-Nov-2019 16:27
Wow - what a story Charlene!
This capture is top notch - wonderful perspective and the boats look like little gems...
Irene
Zoltán Balogh13-Nov-2019 07:14
Superb photo! V
Pieter Bos12-Nov-2019 23:15
Spectacular view! ~V
Dan Greenberg12-Nov-2019 03:35
Too bad you can't go down there. This view is so enticing and makes you wonder what other great images could be had down on the winding path. Wonderful comp and capture bringing to life this dizzying perspective. ~BV~
Nirvan Hope12-Nov-2019 00:43
Not a path I would take! But what an amazing dizzying view.
Dave Petersen Photography11-Nov-2019 18:20
An amazing angle of capture and the boats really establish a sense of scale. Your really composed this image so well!! VV
Fong Lam11-Nov-2019 15:43
Fantastic shot of this interesting pathway from this high vantage point....V
danad11-Nov-2019 15:06
Impressive perspective ! V.
bill friedlander11-Nov-2019 14:27
Amazing view! Almost straight up and down. V
Graeme11-Nov-2019 12:20
Captured from an excellent perspective, Charlene.V
marie-jose wolff11-Nov-2019 10:30
amazing view, superb pathway! V
Bill Miller11-Nov-2019 08:35
Tremendous view, but a long walk to get to a yacht !
Jeff B.11-Nov-2019 05:39
It's amazing -- quite the intersection of necessity and imagination. V
joseantonio11-Nov-2019 05:18
quite an amazing view. Must be hard to climb all that way up.V
Don Mottershead11-Nov-2019 01:03
Yikes! Very interesting information.
Walter Otto Koenig11-Nov-2019 01:00
An amazing perspective. Thnaks for adding the info. "V"
globalgadabout11-Nov-2019 00:35
it snakes its way to the water in fascinating fashion...good idea to hoot from above..
Helen Betts11-Nov-2019 00:28
Pretty amazing pathway, shot from a great vantage point. Not sure I'd want to have to climb up that, though. V.
Gill Kopy11-Nov-2019 00:22
WOW - What an amazing pathway and interesting story - and great shot :) V
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