Gaiola ... a romantic name for two islands connected by a natural thin bridge, as if two lovers stretching out their hands to each other. However, Gaiola's story, although romantic, is not as beautiful as it seems at first glance. However, lovers are present in her, and far from alone.
Casting a glance at Gaiola, you will surely think about whether to spend a vacation there: a luxurious villa on your own island, azure coast, white sand, seclusion, and at the same time, the city is just a stone's throw away. No crowds of locals or scurrying tourists. Isn't it an ideal place to stay? However, Gaiola proves once again how deceiving looks can be.
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Where is
Located in the Gulf of Naples, Gaiola is close enough to the shore that locals and tourists can swim there in minutes. Earlier, the richest Romans fought in this area, and the island itself was part of the mainland, but over time, as a result of the movement of tectonic plates, the island broke off and turned into Gaiola in the form in which it exists to this day. The island was named Gaiola due to the presence of small caves, whose name in Latin sounds like Caviola.
History
Gajola consists of two small islands connected by an arched bridge. One island is completely uninhabited, while on the second there is a luxurious villa built in the early 19th century. However, before that, the island had managed to be a place where Italians came to pray alone. Time passed, and the nineteenth century came, and with it a hermit came to the island, who called himself the Magician.
He lived on the island for a long time, hiding from the rain in caves, growing primitive fruitful plants and surviving thanks to the mercy of sailors who supplied the Wizard with all kinds of food. How long did the Wizard live on Gaiole - history is silent, but after a while the island became empty again, but the locals have not yet seen the wizard's disappearance as a bad omen.
A place kissed by darkness
Italians are an extremely superstitious people. Even though they are deservedly called all over the world hot and passionate, they are very wary of places that are said to be kissed by darkness. Stories about evil spirits from the past and bloodthirsty curses scare them so much that the inhabitants of Italy are ready to go by the tenth road to places famous for their mystical aura.
Gaiola was once considered a beautiful island in the Gulf of Naples, but if today the locals are asked something about it, then hardly anyone would want to talk about the island, not just what to see, but to talk about. In the district, he is considered cursed. And for good reason: the mystical events that have taken place on the island over the centuries have left their mark.
Myths and legends
Gajola is beautiful, but her beauty is deceiving. And a terrible mystical story began with the first owner. A certain Lord, whose name has not been preserved by history, a few years after the Wizard, acquired an island and built a villa on it. A beautiful building in a picturesque place - this is how Gaiola looked then. However, this certain Lord lived on the island for a very short time and soon died. From what?
Apparently, from a heart attack - so the locals thought. And how it was in reality - who knows? However, the sudden death of the previous owner did not scare off the wealthy Hans Brown, who acquired the island along with the villa shortly after the death of the previous owner.
Hans Brown was obscenely rich and terribly happy: he married a beautiful young girl and now the newly-made family was going to start their story on a beautiful Italian island. One day a young Mrs. went to town on business, leaving her husband to while away the day alone. However, returning from the mainland, the lady did not see her husband: he did not meet her at the entrance to the villa, in addition, there was an ominous silence throughout the island. The young woman went in search of her husband, but found only his numb corpse, wrapped in a bedside rug.
Heartbroken, Mrs. Brown walked for several days as if dipped into the water, and a week later the girl's body was fished out of the bay. Whether she chose such a path for herself, or the island simply got rid of an unwanted guest - now no one will know.
The sad story that took place on the island quickly spread throughout the area. The Italians felt sorry for the young family, whose happiness was interrupted so quickly. However, the villa was not empty for a long time - a few months later it was acquired by the notorious atheist and skeptic, the native German Otto Grunbak.
Hearing about the tragic story that happened on Gaiole, as well as the fact that now the spirits of restless souls roam the skeleton, Mr. Grunbuck only laughed. And his laughter still echoed in the mountains when Otto Grunbach himself died of a heart attack. Was it just a coincidence, or was Gajola unwilling to accept a new resident again?
One way or another, but she did not have to be empty for a long time. Maurice Sandoz, who lives in Switzerland, thought it would be a good idea to buy a house on the Italian coast to travel to the sunny country during his summer vacation. After driving along the coast of Italy, he settled on Gaiole and happily acquired the island. However, he did not manage to use the summer vacation home: some time after the purchase of Sandoz, the fate of the previous owners of Gaiola overtook: for some unknown reason, he took his own life, which shocked loved ones a lot and only confirmed the fears of the inhabitants of the coastal zone about the curse hanging over the villa ...
For a while, the villa was empty until it was noticed by a businessman engaged in the resale of such plots. Things were going well for him, and he decided to invest in such a profitable, in his opinion, place that would certainly not burn out. However, over time, the businessman's affairs sharply went down: his relatives were rapidly dying one after another, he lost his fortune in one day, and the only thing he had enough money for was to get to the villa on Gaiola Island and shoot himself in the temple in its hallway.
At one time, Gaiola belonged to the owner of Fiat Gianni Agnelli, but even considering that he had never been there, Agnelli nevertheless paid for the purchase: his son soon hanged himself, and his beloved nephew died of a rare form of cancer. Heartbroken, he sold the island. Since then, the villa has been abandoned and belongs to the Italian district of Campania.
The mysterious story attracts many tourists, but the locals refuse to show the way to the villa and only for a good price can wave their hand in its direction. Gajola - two islands connected by a bridge. Who are they? Lovers who reach out to meet each other? Or life and death, connected by a fine line?
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