Outdoors
Procida on foot — the half-day loop
Marina Grande to Terra Murata to Corricella to Chiaiolella — three hours, three beaches, one fortress.
The loop
Off the Caremar ferry, walk up the Salita Castello to Terra Murata — the medieval fortified town with the abbey of San Michele and a view back to Vesuvio. Twenty minutes uphill.
Drop down to Marina Corricella — the pastel harbour from The Talented Mr Ripley — for an espresso. Then cross the island via the dirt road past Vivara nature reserve to the wide sandy Chiaiolella beach. Bus 1 takes you back to Marina Grande.
Where to stay
Our homes in Procida
The smallest island in the Gulf, Italian Capital of Culture 2022 — a pastel fishing village that still feels lived-in rather than performed.
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