Vivara

The island of Vivara is a small island in the Gulf of Naples, located a short distance from the islands of Procida and Ischia and belonging to the group of islands flegree. L’isola misura circa 0.4 km² e ha un perimetro di circa 3 km con una forma a mezzaluna; the highest point measurement 110 meters above sea level and is located in the center of the island. Vivara is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Municipality of Procida, which is connected by a thin bridge. It is currently uninhabited and is a state nature reserve, part of the Regional Park of Campi Flegrei. His entire coastline is also included in the natural marine protected from Neptune's Kingdom. The extreme points are the tip of the South to South and North to the tip Capital, facing the island of Procida. Le Pied d'spot, west, defines the narrowest point of the channel of Ischia, while the entire east coast, steep and rugged, is called La Carcara. Vivara is from September 2002 a State Natural Reserve for the study and protection of flora, thanks to its rich vegetation, its extraordinary landscapes, its landscapes and its lovely location, constitutes a priceless treasure, one of a kind. The island is of volcanic origin and, the shape of a crescent lying on the sea, reminds the back of a dolphin. Top view is clearer its membership “physics” the nearby Procida; In fact, the islet of Vivara and the promontory of Santa Margherita, are the remains of a volcanic crater submarine born about 40 thousand years ago. The crater has a diameter of just over one hundred meters and a maximum depth of five meters; is open in the southern part, opening is produced by the violence of the last eruption from the erosive agents marine subsequent; this opening from the sea this with its clear blue waters, form an enchanting bay: the Gulf of Genito.