For the third episode of our story of Ischia, we return to Lacco Ameno to visit two adjacent structures: the Archaeological Museum of Pithecusae (*) and Villa Arbusto. From the two links we provide you can acquire a lot of detailed information also on the history of Pithecusae, the ancient Latin name of the island; we provide a short excerpt below:
The Archaeological Museum of Pithecusae (Latin name of Ischia, Pithekoussai in Greek) was created with the aim of exhibiting the findings of the excavations carried out in the most ancient Greek settlement of the western Mediterranean, located in the current municipality of Lacco Ameno. The excavations, begun in the 1950s by an internationally renowned archaeologist, Giorgio Buchner, revolutionized previous knowledge on the beginning of Greek colonization of southern Italy.
The extraordinary finds discovered in the settlement founded in the 8th century BC. (approximately 770 - 750 BC) by Greeks coming from the island of Euboea, are evidence of the commercial relations that took place at the time between East and West, touching the Near East, Greece, Africa, Etruria, Sardinia and who saw Pithecusae as one of the most important ports of call, thanks to its geographical position.
Specifying that access to the museum and the villa is only possible for us from the upper entrance, that of the ring road, we move on to propose our images, which among other things will show the splendid views that can be enjoyed from both structures:
Let us now illustrate Villa Arbusto:
Known throughout the island for its majesty and grandeur since the eighteenth century, when it became the noble residence of the Duke of Atri, Villa Arbusto was purchased in 1952 by the well-known publisher and film producer Angelo Rizzoli, who chose it as his home on the island of Ischia. Rare plants and essences originating from the five continents are just one of the legacies of the entrepreneur Rizzoli, who made the garden of Villa Arbusto one of the many references to the place.
And in fact at the end of our photographic review you will find some images relating to that happy period of Italian and world cinema:
Beautiful views, aren't they? We look forward to seeing you at the next episode of our story of the island of Ischia!!
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