Better to go down, than to climb them!
Scala Fenicia (Phoenician Steps)的点评
点评:The Phoenician Stairs connect Anacapri to the Marina Grande of Capri. According to some sources, there would be over 740 steps, according to others 921. Although they have this name, it is unlikely that they were built by the Phoenicians, historians say, but rather by Greek settlers in antiquity.
Until 1874 when a cart road was built between Capri and Anacapri, the stairs were the only connection between the two towns. Anacapri had no drinking water at the time and the only source of drinking water was the Truglio spring in the vicinity of the port of Capri. As a result, the housewives of Anacapri were forced to make this journey daily, carrying pots of water on their heads. I just went down the stairs and congratulated myself that I didn't come up with the idea of going up them. Honestly, I have great respect and admiration for those women who did this chore every day. Believe me, it's not easy.
The effort of today's tourist who chooses to use the Phoenician Stairs is rewarded with wonderful views.
Be careful, however, having an eye for landscapes and driven by the desire to take as many photos as possible, accidents can happen and it is not exactly comfortable to fall on those stairs.
翻译:腓尼基阶梯连接着阿纳卡普里和卡普里岛的格兰德码头。一些资料称,阶梯共有740多级,另一些资料则称有921级。尽管腓尼基阶梯得名,但历史学家认为,它们不太可能是由腓尼基人建造的,而是由古代的希腊定居者建造的。
直到1874年,卡普里岛和阿纳卡普里岛之间修建了一条马车道,阶梯才是连接两座城镇的唯一通道。当时,阿纳卡普里岛没有饮用水,唯一的饮用水来源是卡普里港附近的特鲁利奥泉。因此,阿纳卡普里岛的家庭主妇们不得不每天头顶着水壶走上这段路。我走下阶梯,庆幸自己没有想到要上去。说实话,我非常尊重和钦佩那些每天从事这项家务的女性。相信我,这并不容易。
如今,选择登上腓尼基阶梯的游客,他们的努力终将换来绝美的景色。
然而,要小心,因为热爱风景,并且渴望尽可能多地拍照,所以可能会发生意外,从阶梯上摔下来可不是什么好事。