A couple of weeks after arriving in Italy we decided it was time to venture out and do a little exploring. We heard about this monument down by the sea so gave it a go. The hardest thing about exploring is finding a parking place. Once you find a spot, you find a ticket kiosk, pay a fee, and get a ticket to put in your car window so you don't get a parking ticket. The prime places make you pay more per hour.
This is the Monumento Ai Caduti. It was erected in honor of all the fallen. It is near the sea so that's what was calling us to go see it. There is a park near by and a trail that leads down to the sea. We walked for ever down all these steps,
The view was well worth the climb.
These doors on the right of the picture are the openings to the caves behind them. The caves were dug years ago and used for storage for farmers and fisherman. Now they are used as beach houses. You either rent or own and use them for the day at the beach. I use the term beach, lightly because there is no sand here. Just lots of rocks line the shore.
Going back up the hill we walked through part of the park. There is a public swimming pool there and some trees and bushes. We found this abandoned fountain and pond. It was probably very pretty at one time.
The Monument is on ground level where we parked. The steps go down to a viewing area and then more steps go down to the beach. Here they have moved rocks out for a water break and brought in some sand. Many people go there to swim and sun bathe. It's what they do, especially on Saturday.
Those little tiny specks down there are umbrellas and sun bathers. The sea is very beautiful and is only about 10 minutes from our apartment. The 4 elders that serve here can actually see the port from their apartment but I'm not jealous because they have more mosquitoes and we don't have that many.
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