Piazza Umberto I

Piazza Umberto I

Piazza Umberto I (or Piazza Umberto Primo[1] from the 1930s, La Piazzetta, meaning "little square"; nicknamed, "the little theater of the world")[2] is the most famous square of the island of Capri, Italy. The square is located in the historic center of Capri, in the eponymous town Capri, on the eastern end of the island, and since Roman times,[3] it has been considered the center of the town and the meeting point of the island by both residents and others.[4]

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  2. ^ Capri. Ediz. Inglese. Casa Editrice Bonechi. 2005. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-88-476-1757-5. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. ^ Bennett, Martin Wilmot; Kavanagh, Fergal; Squillante, Fiorella (18 October 2011). Fodor's the Amalfi Coast, Capri & Naples. Etikk Random House Digital, Inc. pp. 114–. ISBN 978-0-679-00933-7. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  4. ^ Lennard, Suzanne H. Crowhurst; Lennard, Henry L. (March 1984). Public life in urban places: social and architectural characteristics conducive to public life in European cities. Gondolier Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-935824-03-2. Retrieved 5 July 2012.