Punta Campanella is the last headland of the Sorrentine Peninsula and overlooks the island of Capri, separated by the narrow Bocca Piccola straight. A lonely and crumbling Saracen watchtower originally constructed by Robert of Anjou in 1334 (rebuilt in 1556), was originally part of a defensive network that dots the peninsula and its bell. It’s actually where the headland’s name derives. The bell was rung to warn the inhabitants of seaborne invaders and enemies. Near the tower is an automated lighthouse constructed during the 1970s. Other ruins around the tower…
