{"id":1504,"date":"2024-11-09T11:52:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T10:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/?p=1504"},"modified":"2025-02-24T22:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T21:16:19","slug":"the-pontonata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/en\/the-pontonata\/","title":{"rendered":"9. The Pontonata"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"1953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AT_1258-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AT_1258-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AT_1258-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AT_1258-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AT_1258-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AT_1258-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AT_1258.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/daniele-vita-139-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/daniele-vita-139-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/daniele-vita-139-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/daniele-vita-139-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/daniele-vita-139-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/daniele-vita-139.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcapodimonte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/percorso-centro-storico-POI-LUNGO-EN-9-final.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind Poniatowski Palace lies the lava promontory of Capodimonte, known as \u201cthe Pontonata.\u201d Once cultivated as vegetable gardens and now transformed into private terraced gardens, it was the site of Capodimonte\u2019s earliest parish church, dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo, recorded as being part of the Orvieto diocese in 1102. When digging for the first aqueduct in 1925, numerous human bones were found, a testament to the old custom of burying the dead within church grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The view of the lake from this spot is breathtaking: volcanic rocks plunge sharply into the blue waters, reaching depths of 4-10 metres. The rock crevices and roots of tall trees provide nesting spots for mallard ducks, whose green-headed males and camouflaged brown females can be seen teaching their ducklings to swim in the warmer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Occasionally, an elegant egret from Orbetello lagoon can be seen, perched quietly among the rocks or reeds. During the winter, icy waters form delicate icicles on branches exposed to the chilly Tramontana wind.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behind Poniatowski Palace lies the lava promontory of Capodimonte, known as \u201cthe Pontonata.\u201d Once cultivated as vegetable gardens and now transformed into private terraced gardens, it was the site of Capodimonte\u2019s earliest parish church, dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo, recorded as being part of the Orvieto diocese in 1102. 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