Nisida is an islet of volcanic origin which is located in front of Posillipo, on the side that faces the Campi Flegrei (Phlaegrean Fields), called Coroglio, and from which it is connected by a isthmus 300 meters long. During the Roman Age it was a privileged place: inside a villa on Nisida it was the headquarter of Brutus and Cassius when they organized the conspiracy against Ceasar and the following fights.

During the Middle Ages it was used initially by the Queen Joanna of Anjou and then by the Dukes of Amalfi as a resting place. It was a hunting reserve for Murat and when the Bourbons came it was transformed into a penal colony. Still today it is the location of the Juvenile Prison, even if they are trying to stimulate also a new touristic function.  [ More...]