After an early start to the day on Saturday, we drove down to Termoli’s port to catch the ferry over. Some students managed to get a bit more sleep on 45 minute ride the way over the sea.
On our arrival, we took the water taxi to San Nicola.
We spent the morning on the rough and rocky San Nicola. First inhabited in the 2nd millennium BC, and still inhabited today, San Nicola has been used by the Roman Emperor Augustus to house his exiled niece, Guilia. It was later fortified in the 7th C. It then was transformed into a monastery first for the Benedictine monks followed by the Cistercian monks. By the 18th C, it was used a penal colony until 1926. Since then, its prime focus has been tourism.
After walking through the remains of the fortifications, we then hiked out onto the rest of the island.
Caprara is the smallest of the islands and is uninhabited. There is a building on it that remains today which was once used as an isolation site for prisoners and later as a farm. We could only view this island from afar.
In the afternoon, we crossed the 500 m. channel to San Domino. This island, unlike the other two, is covered in pine forests and boasts a picturesque coastline of crags, inlets and grottos. There are a number of hotels on this island catering to people who want a relaxing holiday with extraordinary views.
We spent time on the beach and swimming in the warm water.
By the end of the day, we were all tired having enjoyed a splendid day in and around the water.
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