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and tlierelore better adapted to tliose siilferinj^' Ironi 

 chest complaints. At the same time its views are Hmited 

 owinsj to its secluded position. Looking landwards onh- 

 the slopes of the valley, in which the town lies, can be 

 seen, and the \'iews along the coast are closed to the 

 east b_y Capo iXero and to the west by Cap D'Ampeglio. 

 Tn this recently created health resort everything looks so 

 new that one might almost imagine the"m to be theatre 

 decorations. And )'et, thanks to the extreme mildness 

 ot the climate and the mone^' spent in planting large 

 shrubs, the parks are alread\- flourishing and the Palm 

 trees of considerable height. Prett\- paths lead to the 

 top of the slope and continue through luxuriant Ma(.|uis. 

 Many a fair scene is disclosed within the narrow limit. 

 Down b\' the shore, close to Cap d'Ampeglio lies the 

 beautiful garden laid out b\' Luch^-ig Winter near the 

 Scheffel Palms. This garden has developed marvelloush' 

 in the course of ten years, under careful management. 

 It has become, what it ^\•as intended to be, an eminently 

 artistic creation. 



I struck into the path to Capo Nero up to Coldirodi. 

 An unassuming little cliurch stands on the bare and loneh' 

 ridge, not ver\' far from the entrance to the village. I 

 directed m^- steps iirst to it. In Itah' churches and 

 monasteries are ah\•a^ s built on spots with loveh" \'iews. 

 Perhaps in the choice of a site an unconscious touch of 

 Nature worshijD may have been mixed with the religious 

 sentiment. This little church too is most beautifulh* situated 

 and commands a view over all the green valle^•s and 

 the many villages facing the sea between Capo ^'erde and 



