Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Princess Sofia Hellqvist spent the weekend on the island of Capri with their children, Princes Alexander and Gabriel. The Swedish royals attended the wedding of friends, Carolina Pihl and Gunnar Eliassen, held at Punta Carena. Once on the island, they took the opportunity to visit Villa San Michele in Anacapri, home to the Axel Munthe Foundation, and to take a boat excursion.
Capri prepares for a tourist onslaught: construction sites are underway on the blue island.
Capri's iconic piazzetta is unusually empty: just a few tables, a few chairs, and a handful of bundled-up tourists. The uncertain weather, however, is playing in the azure island's favor, as it takes advantage of the opportunity to revamp its look for the warmer months. The streets, crowded in summer, are almost deserted: some are repainting their facades...
The Senate approves the Capri Marine Protected Area, and the bill now moves to the Chamber of Deputies.
The sea around Capri is on the verge of enhanced protection. The Senate has unanimously approved the bill establishing a Marine Protected Area around the island, a long-anticipated measure that must now be considered by the Chamber of Deputies for final approval.
The text mandates the Ministry of the Environment to initiate, within six months of the law's entry into force, the technical investigation necessary to delimit and establish the area. This is a key step that will define the perimeter, levels of protection, and methods of use of one of the most famous and fragile stretches of sea in the Mediterranean.
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