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Tower · Anacapri (NA)

Torre Materita

  • Visit: about 30 min
Pictured: Anacapri · Elenagm · CC BY 3.0 · resized

The medieval tower in Anacapri where Axel Munthe lived in his later years.

Torre Materita is a medieval tower in Anacapri, surrounded by an olive grove. It was bought by the Swedish doctor and writer Axel Munthe, author of The Story of San Michele, who lived there for many years.It is private property. You can see it while walking in the Materita area, a short distance from Villa San Michele.

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