{"id":800,"date":"2023-12-15T02:50:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T01:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/?page_id=800"},"modified":"2023-12-18T23:13:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T22:13:01","slug":"ponza","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/zh\/ponza\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jordan-nelson-ysbJI_KmlX0-unsplash-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ponza Free Tour\" class=\"wp-image-489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jordan-nelson-ysbJI_KmlX0-unsplash-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jordan-nelson-ysbJI_KmlX0-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jordan-nelson-ysbJI_KmlX0-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jordan-nelson-ysbJI_KmlX0-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jordan-nelson-ysbJI_KmlX0-unsplash-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jordan-nelson-ysbJI_KmlX0-unsplash-40x60.jpg 40w, https:\/\/bestfreetour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jordan-nelson-ysbJI_KmlX0-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ponza Free Tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b28918fcbba1b1808346cb660006ba1f wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TGgTcCfNHww\">Ponza Free Tour<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ponza<\/strong> (Italian: <em>isola di Ponza<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Italian\">[\u02c8i\u02d0zola di \u02c8pontsa]<\/a>) is the largest island of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italy\">Italian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontine_Islands\">Pontine Islands<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Archipelago\">archipelago<\/a>, located 33&nbsp;km (21&nbsp;mi) south of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Circeo\">Cape Circeo<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tyrrhenian_Sea\">Tyrrhenian Sea<\/a>. It is also the name of the commune of the island, a part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Province_of_Latina\">province of Latina<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lazio\">Lazio<\/a> region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The island was inhabited from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neolithic\">neolithic<\/a> through <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ancient_Rome\">Roman<\/a> times. According to local legends, Ponza was named after <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontius_Pilate\">Pontius Pilate<\/a>, Roman governor of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Judea\">Judea<\/a> who tried <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jesus_of_Nazareth\">Jesus of Nazareth<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sedition\">sedition<\/a> against Roman rule. Pontius Pilate&#8217;s family owned a grotto on Ponza, which is still named after him. The Pontius Pilate legend of Ponza&#8217;s name has recently come into dispute amongst historians, because the name &#8220;Pontia&#8221; appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strabo\">Strabo<\/a>&#8216;s <em>Geography<\/em>. This pre-dates the birth of Pilate. It is not known if this is the same name as Ponza or a similar name. Also, <em>Pontia<\/em> means &#8220;Land of Bridges&#8221; in Latin, a name which could have been applied for Ponza&#8217;s many naturally occurring arches and bridge-like landforms. Another theory is that the name is of Greek origin, from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_language\">Greek<\/a> <em>pontos<\/em>, <em>\u03c0\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/em>, sea (see also <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pontus_(mythology)\">Pontus<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greek and Roman periods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In ancient times the island was called <em>Tyrrhenia<\/em>. Legend says that Ponza is what is left of the lost island of Tyrrhenia. Ponza is said to have been connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land, which sank into the sea with most of the island below the water, with the parts remaining above <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_level\">sea level<\/a>. The same exact phenomenon happened at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capri\">Capri<\/a>. According to legend, there was a large city on the ancient island. There has been significant archaeological progress recently that shows this may be true. For example, it was discovered that the harbor floor of nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pozzuoli\">Pozzuoli<\/a> had sunk and risen several times in the last 5,000 years, revealing sunken Roman <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temple\">temples<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ponza was first colonised by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Etruscans\">Etruscans<\/a>. The island was heavily forested with giant trees in ancient times, but the forest is gone and the hills are covered with man-made <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terrace_(agriculture)\">terraces<\/a>. Most of these terraces are no longer being used to grow food and grapes and are falling apart, due to lack of maintenance. The tallest hill on the island, called Monte Guardia, still has the rotting stumps of the extinct giant trees over eight feet wide. Crops are grown on these terraces like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grape\">grapes<\/a> for wine and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Opuntia\">cactus pears<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ficus\">fig<\/a> trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ponza is also suspected to be the island of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aeaea\">Aeaea<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Homer\">Homer<\/a>&#8216;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Odyssey\">Odyssey<\/a><\/em>, as the island of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Circe\">Circe<\/a> the sorceress, where her cave or grotto was. Today it is known as Grotta della Maga Circe on the west side of the island, between <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Capo_Bianco&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Capo Bianco<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Chaia_di_Luna&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Chaia di Luna<\/a> beach. She was said to have lived in this cave in the winter months, spending the summer atop nearby Mount Circe on the mainland of Italy. This is where Circe turned <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Odysseus\">Odysseus<\/a>&#8216; men into animals and cast her spell on and seduced and lived with him for over a year. On the west side of Ponza is the Grotta di Ulisse O Del Sangue, which means Cave of Ulysses or the Blood. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grotto\">Grotto<\/a> or cave is almost directly underneath the hill\/peninsula called Il <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belvedere_(structure)\">Belvedere<\/a>, which has the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giardino_Botanico_Ponziano\">Giardino Botanico Ponziano<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botanical_garden\">botanical garden<\/a> with a villa and the remains of a castle. These caves or grottoes are popular destinations to visit by boat only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During Roman times, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nero_Julius_Caesar\">Nero Caesar<\/a>, eldest brother of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caligula\">Caligula<\/a>, was deported to Ponza in AD 29, where he was put to death the following year. Two of his sisters, Agrippina the Younger (mother of the emperor Nero) and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julia_Livilla\">Julia Livilla<\/a>, were exiled to Ponza in AD 39 for their complicity in a plot to overthrow Caligula. They were recalled to Rome in AD 41. Julia Livilla had a mansion named Palazzo Giulia (Julia&#8217;s Palace) built specially for her on Ponza. The ruins are still visible. A similar mansion with the same name was also built on nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ventotene\">Ventotene<\/a> for Emperor Augustus&#8217; exiled daughter, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julia_the_Elder\">Julia the Elder<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Middle Ages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ponza was abandoned during the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middle_Ages\">Middle Ages<\/a> due to constant raids by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saracens\">Saracens<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pirate\">pirates<\/a>. In 1552, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\">Ottoman<\/a> fleet under the command of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turgut_Reis\">Turgut Reis<\/a> (known as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dragut\">Dragut<\/a> in the West) defeated the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Habsburg_Spain\">Spanish<\/a> fleet of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor\">Emperor Charles V<\/a> under the command of the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Genoa\">Genoese<\/a> admiral <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andrea_Doria\">Andrea Doria<\/a> near Ponza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1700\u2013present<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the 18th century, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Naples\">Kingdom of Naples<\/a> re-colonized the island. In 1813 it was captured by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland\">British<\/a> naval captain <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Napier_(Royal_Navy_officer)\">Charles Napier<\/a> during the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napoleonic_Wars\">Napoleonic Wars<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The island became part of the Kingdom of Italy in the mid-19th century and it is now part of the Republic of Italy. The island&#8217;s isolation destined it to serve as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Penal_colony\">penal colony<\/a> by various regimes. During the two decades of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fascism\">fascism<\/a>, Ponza and nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ventotene\">Ventotene<\/a> served as a prison for political opponents of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benito_Mussolini\">Benito Mussolini<\/a>&#8216;s regime. The Ethiopian Prince Regent and military leader, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imru_Haile_Selassie\">Ras Immiru<\/a>, who was captured by the Italian Army in 1936, was imprisoned in a house in Santa Maria. Mussolini himself was imprisoned on the island for several weeks after being overthrown and arrested in 1943. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Left_communism\">Left Communist<\/a> theorist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amadeo_Bordiga\">Amadeo Bordiga<\/a> was also imprisoned on the island, and he returned after his imprisonment to build several houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The island is well known for the tragic story of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucia_Rosa\">Lucia Rosa<\/a> who threw herself into the Tyrrhenian Sea rather than being forced to marry a man against her wishes. She is viewed by many women around the world as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martyr\">martyr<\/a> for women&#8217;s rights and symbol for human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few years ago<sup>[<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style\/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items\">when?<\/a><\/em>]<\/sup>, engineers working on an ancient Roman tunnel that connected the harbour part of Ponza to the neighborhood of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Santa_Maria_(Ponza)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Santa Maria<\/a> used explosives to dig a conduit nearby \u2014 they were supposed to use a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chisel\">chisel<\/a>. The explosive shock shattered and destroyed a 2,100-year-old Roman gallery tunnel. The tunnel that connects Ponza with Santa Maria is now repaired, but many residents<sup>[<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style\/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions\">who?<\/a><\/em>]<\/sup> complain that it does not look like it used to, with steel reinforced concrete in place of Roman bricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the island is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tourist_attraction\">tourist attraction<\/a> with sandy beaches like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chiaia_di_Luna\">Chiaia di Luna<\/a> (Half Moon Beach), now permanently closed due to falling rocks from the huge collapsing cliff above. Several tourists were killed a few years ago<sup>[<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style\/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items\">when?<\/a><\/em>]<\/sup> while sunbathing on the beach. The Italian National Park Service has installed steel cable netting to prevent further rock falls and deaths. The Roman Galleria or Roman Tunnel that connected the beach to the road is now closed because of collapsing Roman brickwork. Many beaches that were very popular are now permanently closed because falling rocks from overhead cliffs have killed vacationers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September of 2007, six &#8220;aquanauts&#8221; spent two weeks living underwater off the coast of Ponza, breaking all other records.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ponza#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ponza and Gavi are the remains of a caldera rim of an extinct <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volcano\">volcano<\/a>, with a surface area of 7.3 square kilometres (2.8 square miles). Ponza is approximately 5.5&nbsp;mi (8.9&nbsp;km) long by 1.5&nbsp;mi (2.4&nbsp;km) at its widest. It is a crescent shaped island with one large beach called Spiaggia di Chiaia di Luna (Half Moon Beach) and a few small beaches and has a mostly rocky coast made of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kaolin\">kaolin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuff\">tuff<\/a> rock. The island has layers of Kaolinite and Bentonite which used to be mined. It has many odd natural rock formations, one looks like a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monk\">monk<\/a>, another looks like a giant pair of work pants, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Spaccapurpo&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Spaccapurpo<\/a> (Arco Naturale O Spaccapolpi), another looks like a patch of flowers and another one looks like mushrooms, another looks like a horseman. It has the Fantasy Rock Castle and several natural bridges and arches. It also has Faragliones or giant sea <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stack_(geology)\">stacks<\/a> made of solid rock. It has several small villages, among them are Commune di Ponza, Santa Maria and Le Forna. Ponza is often confused with nearby islands like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ischia\">Ischia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capri\">Capri<\/a>, except Ponza has no active volcanism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ponza has a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mediterranean_climate#Hot-summer_mediterranean_climate\">mediterranean climate<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification\">K\u00f6ppen<\/a><em>Csa<\/em>) with hot and dry summers combined with mild and rainy winters. The annual average temperature is 17.14&nbsp;\u00b0C (62.9&nbsp;\u00b0F), the hottest month in August is 25.48&nbsp;\u00b0C (77.9&nbsp;\u00b0F), and the coldest month is 10.36&nbsp;\u00b0C (50.6&nbsp;\u00b0F) in February. The annual precipitation is 627.21 millimetres (24.69&nbsp;in), of which November is the wettest with 116.7 millimetres (4.59&nbsp;in), while July is the driest with only 9.13 millimetres (0.36&nbsp;in).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ponza Islands<\/strong>, volcanic island group in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Tyrrhenian-Sea\">Tyrrhenian Sea<\/a> off the west coast of south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Italy\">Italy<\/a>. The islands include Ponza (the largest), Palmarola, and Zannone in a western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/dictionary\/cluster\">cluster<\/a> and Ventotene and Santo Stefano in an eastern group. The highest point of the island of Ponza is Monte Guardia (928 feet [283 metres]).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular steamer services connect Ponza with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Naples-Italy\">Naples<\/a> and, in the summer, with Anzio and Formia. Kaolin (china clay) and bentonite are mined on the islands, which have become popular as summer resorts. Used since ancient times as places of exile, Ventotene has a prison, and Ponza was a place of banishment for political prisoners under the fascist regime. Area 4.2 square miles (10.9 square km). Pop. (2006 est.) 3,214.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Archaeology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The island is famed for its Blue Grottoes, which were created by the Etruscans. Among them are Serpents Grotto and the Roman Gallery, a Roman tunnel that connects the town of Ponza to the (now closed) large sandy beach called Chiaia di Luna on the west side. The island has many <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Archeology\">archeological<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruins\">ruins<\/a> visible everywhere, including Greek, and Phoenician necropoli ruins in the middle of the island. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Etruscan_civilization\">Etruscan<\/a> ruins on parts of the island jumbled with Roman ruins. A large statue called <em>Il Mamozio<\/em> (&#8220;The Mummy&#8221;) or <em>Il Mitreo<\/em>, meaning miter or priest&#8217;s hat, is a 3,000-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marble\">marble<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Statue\">statue<\/a> and was found in the harbor. Depicting a local Etrurian consul, it is now displayed in a museum in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naples\">Naples<\/a> behind protective plastic, where it was reunited with its head. It is the oldest known Etruscan statue of its kind and extremely rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Economy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The town of Ponza is a fishing and boating port with several large <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dock_(maritime)\">docks<\/a> that can accommodate large ships. Its biggest industry is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tourism\">tourism<\/a> followed by boatbuilding, boat repair and fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The four <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mining\">mines<\/a> at the northern end \u2014 the most beautiful area of the island \u2014 were closed down in 1975 by the Italian Environmental Protection Agency because the mining operation was destroying the wildlife and flora, which are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Endangered_species\">endangered species<\/a>. The mines produced <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kaolinite\">kaolin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bentonite\">Bentonite<\/a>. Kaolin is used in making Kaolin-Pectin medicine and the manufacture of porcelain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ponza has a two lane road that goes from north to south, but can accommodate small cars only. An airstrip planned for the north of the island was canceled due to environmental concerns. Because there is no airstrip, seaplanes visit the island instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrities who have vacationed on Ponza include <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirk_Douglas\">Kirk Douglas<\/a>, his son <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Douglas\">Michael Douglas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthony_Quinn\">Anthony Quinn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burt_Lancaster\">Burt Lancaster<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gina_Lollobrigida\">Gina Lollobrigida<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elsa_Martinelli\">Elsa Martinelli<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sophia_Loren\">Sophia Loren<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jacques_Cousteau\">Jacques Cousteau<\/a> and his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippe_Cousteau\">Philippe Cousteau<\/a>, who filmed several documentaries in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federico Fellini&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satyricon\">Satyricon<\/a><\/em> (1969) was filmed on Ponza. Some scenes in Wes Anderson&#8217;s film <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Life_Aquatic\">The Life Aquatic<\/a><\/em> were filmed on the island; Ponza was instead called in the movie, &#8220;Port-au-Patois&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rai_Fiction\">Rai Fiction<\/a> television series, &#8220;Un&#8217;altra Vita&#8221; (2014), was largely filmed on Ponza. Many of the scenes showcase the hilly landscape and rugged shoreline of the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the people who live there raise rabbits and chickens and other animals in coops for meat to make <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cacciatore\">cacciatore<\/a>. Other farmed animals include goats, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domestic_sheep\">lamb<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pigeon\">pigeons<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the original inhabitants of Ponza are now leaving the island. They are steadily being replaced by other Italians from the mainland. Many local children simply move away after becoming adults and never return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The local economy is in a downturn partly due to the severe restrictions on commercial fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transportation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ferries reach Ponza from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naples\">Naples<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terracina\">Terracina<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Formia\">Formia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anzio\">Anzio<\/a>; there are also <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hydrofoil\">hydrofoils<\/a> (aliscafo) from Anzio and Formia that take about 75\u00a0minutes. The ferries and hydrofoils may not depart to and from Ponza during severe weather conditions. Much of Ponza is accessible by car and a bus runs the length of the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikipedia.org\/\">Wikipedia<\/a>, the free encyclopedia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8eeaaaf29c1949c863308ff47df2c3ff wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4700d927d3c6bb0b335a39ba4414fe5d wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pubs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e141e9b4f70465dc92f633789682d1b9 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bad and Breakfast<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f24df0cab60ef59131df2519f77ce221 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hostel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-610587156468afa0bb5faaeebc259785 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ponza Free Tour Ponza (Italian: isola di Ponza [\u02c8i\u02d0zola di \u02c8pontsa]) is the largest island of the Italian Pontine Islands archipelago, located 33&nbsp;km (21&nbsp;mi) south of Cape Circeo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. 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