Monte Solaro

{{Short description|Mountain in Italy}}

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Monte Solaro is a mountain on the island of Capri in Campania, Italy. With an elevation of 589 m, its peak is the highest point of Capri.

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It contains the "Fortino di Bruto", a blockhouse which was used in battles between Britain and France in the early 19th century.{{cite web|url=http://www.capri.net/en/s/mount-solaro-cetrella|title=Mount Solaro - Cetrella|publisher=Capri.net|accessdate=4 July 2012}} It is characterised by its "sheer dolomitic slopes" which form an "unsurpassable partition" between the eastern and western sides of the island.{{cite book|last=Maiuri|first=Amedeo|title=Capri: its history and its monuments|url=https://archive.org/details/capriitshistoryi00maiu|url-access=registration|accessdate=4 July 2012|year=1956|publisher=Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Libreria dello Stato|page=[https://archive.org/details/capriitshistoryi00maiu/page/15 15]}} Marina Grande lies at the foot of the mountain. It became popular with painters due to its "romantic situation, affording extensive and beautiful views to the NW of the Tyrrhenian sea, the gulf of Naples".{{cite book|author=Antoine Claude Pasquin Valery (known as)|title=Historical, Literary, and Artistic Travels in Italy: A Complete and Methodical Guide for Travellers and Artists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pazp4xUh95gC&pg=PA486|accessdate=4 July 2012|year=1839|publisher=Baudry|page=486}}{{cite book|author=Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)|title=A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Compiled from the Most Recent Authorities, and Forming a Complete Body of Modern Geography -- Physical, Political, Statistical, Historical, and Ethnographical|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grENAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA240|accessdate=4 July 2012|year=1856|publisher=A. Fullarton|page=240}} Up the mount there is a statue of Emperor Augustus who first landed on Capri.

Geology and Topography

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Monte Solaro (Mount Solaro) is formed from the same limestone that the island is also composed of.

Flora and fauna

=Flora=

The area around Monte Solaro is inhabited by over 900 species of vegetation.

At higher altitudes, one might find acanthus, arbutus, heather, juniper, broom, ilex, lentisk, litosperma, myrtle and smilace. At lower altitudes, one might find laurels, rock-roses, strawberry trees, Daphne shrubs, Pistacia lentiscus (Mastic), myrtles, narcissus, orchids, and pines and the Lithodora Rosmarinifolia.

=Fauna=

The mountain is also visited by many species of birds, including peregrine falcons.

Hiking

The summit is accessible by walking without too much difficulty by either the passetiello or a path that starts from Axel Munthe.

Both routes are suitable for walkers in decent physical condition. Notable sites include the Eremo di Santa Maria a Cetrella for its architecture, and the remains of the Fortino di Bruto, a military fort built during the Napoleonic Wars.

From the top of Monte Visto, one can see both the gulfs of Napoli and Salerno.

Climate

Monte Solaro has a typical Mediterranean climate, but with colder winters because of the high altitude.

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Category:Capri, Campania

Category:Mountains of Campania

Category:Mountains of Italy under 1000 metres