Via Krupp
(1902-present)
place and street
Aged 122
Wikidata WikipediaVia Krupp is a historic hairpin turn paved footpath on the island of Capri, connecting the Charterhouse of San Giacomo and the Gardens of Augustus area with Marina Piccola. Commissioned by the German industrialist Friedrich Alfred Krupp, the path covers an elevation difference of about 100 m (330 ft). Built between 1900 and 1902, Via Krupp was ostensibly a connection for Krupp between his luxury hotel, Grand Hotel Quisisana, and Marina Piccola, where his marine biology research vessel lay at anchor. Secretly, however, this path also conveyed him to the Grotta di Fra Felice, a grotto where sex orgies with local youths took place. When the scandal surfaced, Krupp was asked to leave Italy in 1902. Since 1976, Via Krupp has been closed most of the time due to the danger of falling rocks.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
Via Krupp Alfred Friedrich Krupp venne a Capri nel 1898 ben Presto divenne un protettore dell isola. Nel Maggio 1898 propose al Comune la costruzione di una strada che collegasse Marina Piccola alla certosa. Il progetto fu redatto dall'ingegnere Comunale Emilo Mayer. Nella primavera del 1902 la strada era gia completata e fu dedicata a F. Krupp che divenne cittadino onorario di Capri.
English translation: Via Krupp. Alfred Friedrich Krupp came to Capri in 1898 and soon became a protector of the island. In May 1898 he proposed to the Municipality the construction of a road connecting the Marina Piccola to the Carthusian Monastery. The project was drafted by the Municipal Engineer Emilo Mayer. In the spring of 1902 the road was completed and was dedicated to F. Krupp who became an honorary citizen of Capri.
Via Matteotti, Capri, Italy where it sited