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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The corvette built in America, the cabin, the bills and farewells; the Marchese Berio eager to meet the author of Werther.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The corvette built in America, the cabin, the bills and farewells; the Marchese Berio eager to meet the author of Werther. On 29 March they sail at sunset with a troupe of singers and dancers. In mid-May the return: the gulf in morning light, a Greek priest exclaiming that this too is a city, porters running with the trunks towards Moriconi.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Naples, 26 March 1787</h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">To-morrow this letter will leave this for you. On Thursday, the 29th, I go to Palermo in the corvette, which formerly, in my ignorance of sea matters, I promoted to the rank of a frigate. The doubt whether I should go or remain made me unsettled even in the use of my stay here; now I have made up my mind, things go on better. For my mental state this journey is salutary&#8211;indeed necessary. I see Sicily pointing to Africa, and to Asia, and to the wonderful, whither so many rays of the world&#8217;s history are directed: even to stand still is no trifle!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I have treated Naples quite in its own style. I have been anything but industrious. And yet I have seen a great deal, and formed a pretty general idea of the land, its inhabitants, and condition. On my return there is much that I shall have to go over again; indeed, only &#8220;go over,&#8221; for by the 29th of June I must be in Rome again. As I have missed the Holy Week, I must not fail to be present at the festivities of St. Peter&#8217;s Day. My Sicilian expedition must not altogether draw me off from my original plans.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The day before yesterday we had a violent storm, with thunder, lightning, and rain. Now it is again clear; a glorious Tramontane is blowing; if it lasts, we shall have a rapid passage.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Yesterday I went with my fellow-traveller to see the vessel, and to take our cabin. A sea voyage is utterly out of the pale of my ideas; this short trip, which will probably be a mere coasting one, will help my imagination, and enlarge my world. The captain is a young lively fellow; the ship trim and clean, built in America, and a good sailer.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Here every spot begins to look green; Sicily, they tell me, I shall find still more so. By the time you get this letter I shall be on my return, leaving Trinacria behind me. Such is man; he is always either anticipating or recalling; I have not yet been there; and yet I now am, in thought, back again with you! However, for the confusion of this letter I am not to blame. Every moment I am interrupted, and yet I would, if possible, fill this sheet to the very corner.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Just now I have had a visit from a Marchese Berio, a young man who appears to be well informed. He was anxious to make the acquaintance of the author of &#8220;Werther.&#8221; Generally, indeed, the people here evince a great desire for, and delight in, learning and accomplishments. Only they are too happy to go the right way to acquire them. Had I more time, I would willingly devote it to observing the Neapolitans. These four weeks&#8211;what are they, compared with the endless variety of life?</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Now, fare you well. On these travels I have learnt one thing at least&#8211;how to travel well; whether I am learning to live, I know not. The men who pretend to understand that art, are, in nature and manner, too widely different from me, for setting up any claim to such a talent.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Farewell, and love me as sincerely as I from my heart remember you.</p>



<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>Original German text · Neapel, den 26. März 1787.</summary><p>Morgen geht dieser Brief von hier zu euch. Donnerstag den 29. geh&#8217; ich mit der Korvette, die ich, des Seewesens unkundig, in meinem vorigen Briefe zum Rang einer Fregatte erhob, endlich nach Palermo. Der Zweifel, ob ich reisen oder bleiben sollte, machte einen Teil meines hiesigen Aufenthaltes unruhig; nun, da ich entschlossen bin, geht es besser. Für meine Sinnesart ist diese Reise heilsam, ja notwendig. Sizilien deutet mir nach Asien und Afrika, und auf dem wundersamen Punkte, wohin so viele Radien der Weltgeschichte gerichtet sind, selbst zu stehen, ist keine Kleinigkeit.</p><p>Neapel habe ich nach seiner eignen Art behandelt; ich war nichts weniger als fleißig, doch hab&#8217; ich viel gesehen und mir einen allgemeinen Begriff von dem Lande, seinen Einwohnern und Zuständen gebildet. Bei der Wiederkehr soll manches nachgeholt werden; freilich nur manches, denn vor dem 29. Juni muß ich wieder in Rom sein. Hab&#8217; ich die heilige Woche versäumt, so will ich dort wenigstens den St. -Peters-Tag feiern. Meine sizilianische Reise darf mich nicht allzuweit von meiner ersten Absicht weglenken.</p><p>Vorgestern hatten wir ein gewaltiges Wetter mit Donner, Blitz und Regengüssen; jetzt hat sich&#8217;s wieder ausgehellt, eine herrliche Tramontane weht herüber; bleibt sie beständig, so haben wir die schnellste Fahrt.</p><p>Gestern war ich mit meinem Gefährten, unser Schiff zu besehen und das Kämmerchen zu besuchen, das uns aufnehmen soll. Eine Seereise fehlte mir ganz in meinen Begriffen; diese kleine Überfahrt, vielleicht eine Küstenumschiffung wird meiner Einbildungskraft nachhelfen und mir die Welt erweitern. Der Kapitän ist ein junger, munterer Mann, das Schiff gar zierlich und nett, in Amerika gebaut, ein guter Segler.</p><p>Hier fängt nun alles an, grün zu werden, in Sizilien find&#8217; ich es noch weiter. Wenn ihr diesen Brief erhaltet, bin ich auf der Rückreise und habe Trinakrien hinter mir. So ist der Mensch: immer springt er in Gedanken vor- und rückwärts; ich war noch nicht dort und bin schon wieder bei euch. Doch an der Verworrenheit dieses Briefes bin ich nicht schuld; jeden Augenblick werd&#8217; ich unterbrochen und möchte doch gern dieses Blatt zu Ende schreiben.</p><p>Soeben besuchte mich ein Marchese Berio, ein junger Mann, der viel zu wissen scheint. Er wollte den Verfasser des &#8220;Werther&#8221; doch auch kennen lernen. Überhaupt ist hier großer Drang und Lust nach Bildung und Wissen. Sie sind nur zu glücklich, um auf den rechten Weg zu kommen. Hätte ich nur mehr Zeit, so wollt&#8217; ich ihnen gern meine Zeit geben. Diese vier Wochen – was waren die gegen das ungeheure Leben! Nun gehabt euch wohl! Reisen lern&#8217; ich wohl auf dieser Reise, ob ich leben lerne, weiß ich nicht. Die Menschen, die es zu verstehen scheinen, sind in Art und Wesen zu sehr von mir verschieden, als daß ich auf dieses Talent sollte Anspruch machen können.</p><p>Lebet wohl und liebt mich, wie ich eurer von Herzen gedenke.</p></details>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Naples, 28 March 1787</h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">These few days have been entirely passed in packing and leave-taking; with making all necessary arrangements, and paying bills; looking for missing articles, and with preparations of all kinds. I set the time down as lost.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Prince of Walbeck has, just at my departure, unsettled me again. For he has been talking of nothing less than that I should arrange, on my return, to go with him to Greece and Dalmatia. When one enters once into the world, and gives way to it, it is necessary to be very cautious, lest one should be carried away, not to say driven mad by it. I am utterly incapable of adding another syllable.</p>



<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>Original German text · Neapel, den 28. März 1787.</summary><p>Diese Tage gehen mir nun gänzlich mit Einpacken und Abschiednehmen, mit Besorgen und Bezahlen, Nachholen und Vorbereiten, sie gehen mir völlig verloren.</p><p>Der Fürst von Waldeck beunruhigte mich noch beim Abschied, denn er sprach von nichts weniger, als daß ich bei meiner Rückkehr mich einrichten sollte, mit ihm nach Griechenland und Dalmatien zu gehen. Wenn man sich einmal in die Welt macht und sich mit der Welt einläßt, so mag man sich ja hüten, daß man nicht entrückt oder wohl gar verrückt wird. Zu keiner Silbe weiter bin ich fähig.</p></details>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Naples, 29 March 1787</h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">For some days the weather has been very unsettled; to-day, (the appointed time for our sailing), it is again as fine as possible. A favourable north wind, a bright sunny sky, beneath which one wishes oneself in the wide world! Now I bid an affectionate farewell to all my friends in Weimar and Gotha. Your love accompanies me; for wherever I am I feel my need of you. Last night I dreamt I was again among old familiar faces. It seems as if I could not unload my boat of pheasants&#8217; feathers any where but among you. May it be well loaded.</p>



<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>Original German text · Neapel, den 29. März 1787.</summary><p>Seit einigen Tagen machte sich das Wetter ungewiß, heute, am bestimmten Tage der Abfahrt, ist es so schön als möglich. Die günstigste Tramontane, ein klarer Sonnenhimmel, unter dem man sich in die weite Welt wünscht. Nun sag&#8217; ich noch allen Freunden in Weimar und Gotha ein treues Lebewohl! Eure Liebe begleite mich, denn ich möchte ihrer wohl immer bedürfen. Heute nacht träumte ich mich wieder in meinen Geschäften. Es ist denn doch, als wenn ich mein Fasanenschiff nirgends als bei euch ausladen könnte. Möge es nur erst recht stattlich geladen sein!</p></details>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">At sea, 29 March 1787</h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A fresh and favourable breeze from the north-east is not blowing this time, as it did at the last sailing of the packet. But, unfortunately, a direct head-wind comes from the opposite quarter, the south-west&#8211;and so we are experiencing to our cost how much the traveller by sea depends upon the caprice of the wind and weather. Out of all patience, we whiled away the morning either on the shore or in the coffee-house; at last, at noon we went on board, and the weather being extremely fine, we enjoyed the most glorious of views. The corvette lay at anchor near to the Mole. With an unclouded sun the atmosphere was hazy, giving to the rocky walls of Sorrento, which were in the shade, a tint of most beautiful blue. Naples, with its living multitudes, lay in the full sunshine, and glittered brilliantly with countless tints. It was not until sunset that the vessel began slowly to move from her moorings; then the wind which was contrary drove us over to Posilippo, and its promontory. All night long the ship went quietly on its way. She is a swift sailer, and was built in America, and is well fitted with cabins and berths. The passengers cheerful, but not boisterous. Opera-singers and dancers, consigned to Palermo.</p>



<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>Original German text · Seefahrt, Donnerstag, den 29. März.</summary><p>Nicht wie bei dem letzten Abgange des Paketboots wehte diesmal ein förderlicher frischer Nordost, sondern leider von der Gegenseite ein lauer Südwest, der allerhinderlichste; und so erfuhren wir denn, wie der Seefahrer vom Eigensinne des Wetters und Windes abhängt. Ungeduldig verbrachten wir den Morgen bald am Ufer, bald im Kaffeehaus; endlich bestiegen wir zu Mittag das Schiff und genossen beim schönsten Wetter des herrlichsten Anblicks. Unfern vom Molo lag die Korvette vor Anker. Bei klarer Sonne eine dunstreiche Atmosphäre, daher die beschatteten Felsenwände von Sorrent vom schönsten Blau. Das beleuchtete, lebendige Neapel glänzte von allen Farben. Erst mit Sonnenuntergang bewegte sich das Schiff, jedoch nur langsam, von der Stelle, der Widerwind schob uns nach dem Posilipo und dessen Spitze hinüber. Die ganze Nacht ging das Schiff ruhig fort. Es war in Amerika gebaut, schnellsegelnd, inwendig mit artigen Kämmerchen und einzelnen Lagerstätten eingerichtet. Die Gesellschaft anständig munter: Operisten und Tänzer, nach Palermo verschrieben.</p></details>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Naples, 14 May 1787</h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">When on the fourth day of our voyage, I awoke early in the morning, I found myself quite fresh and well, just as I had been at the same period of the passage from Naples; so that on a longer voyage I may hope to get off free, after paying to the sea a three days&#8217; tribute of sickness.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From the deck I saw with no little delight the island of Capri, at a tolerable distance on our lee, and perceived that the vessel was holding such a course as afforded a hope of our being able ere long to enter the gulf, which, indeed, we very soon afterwards accomplished. And now, after passing a hard night, we had the satisfaction of seeing the same objects as had charmed us so greatly the evening before, in a reversed light. We soon left this dangerous insular rock far behind us. While yesterday we had admired the right hand coast from a distance, now we had straight before us the castle and the city, with Posilippo on the left, together with the tongues of land which run out into the sea towards Procida and Ischia. Everyone was on deck; foremost among them was a Greek priest, enthusiastic in the praises of his own dear East; but who, when the Neapolitans on board, who were rapturously greeting their glorious country, asked him what he thought of Naples, as compared with Constantinople? very pathetically replied, &#8220;Anche questa è una città!&#8221; (This, too, is a city.)</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We reached the harbour just at the right time, when it was thronged with people. Scarcely were our trunks and the rest of our baggage unshipped and put on shore ere they were seized by two lusty porters, who, scarcely giving us time to say that we were going to put up at Moriconi&#8217;s, ran off with the load as if with a prize, so that we had difficulty in keeping them in view as they darted through the crowded streets and bustling piazzas. Kniep kept his portfolio under his arm, and we consoled ourselves with thinking that the drawings at least were safe, should these porters, less honest than the poor Neapolitan devils, strip us of all that even the very breakers had spared.</p>



<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>Original German text · Montag, den 14. Mai 1787.</summary><p>Als ich früh am vierten Tage unserer Fahrt erwachte, befand ich mich frisch und gesund, so wie ich auch bei der Überfahrt zu eben dieser Epoche gewesen war; so daß ich also auf einer längern Seereise wahrscheinlich mit einer dreitägigen Unpäßlichkeit meinen Tribut würde bezahlt haben.</p><p>Vom Verdeck sah ich mit Vergnügen die Insel Capri in ziemlicher Entfernung zur Seite liegen und unser Schiff in solcher Richtung, daß wir hoffen konnten, in den Golf hineinzufahren, welches denn auch bald geschah. Nun hatten wir die Freude, nach einer ausgestandenen harten Nacht dieselben Gegenstände, die uns abends vorher entzückt hatten, in entgegengesetztem Lichte zu bewundern. Bald ließen wir jene gefährliche Felseninsel hinter uns. Hatten wir gestern die rechte Seite des Golfs von weitem bewundert, so erschienen nun auch die Kastelle und die Stadt gerade vor uns, sodann links der Posilipo und die Erdzungen, die sich bis gegen Procida und Ischia erstreckten. Alles war auf dem Verdeck, voran ein für seinen Orient sehr eingenommener griechischer Priester, der den Landesbewohnern, die ihr herrliches Vaterland mit Entzücken begrüßten, auf ihre Frage, wie sich denn Neapel zu Konstantinopel verhalte, sehr pathetisch antwortete: &#8220;Anche questa è una città!&#8221; – &#8220;Auch dieses ist eine Stadt!&#8221; – Wir langten zur rechten Zeit im Hafen an, umsummt von Menschen; es war der lebhafteste Augenblick des Tages. Kaum waren unsere Koffer und sonstigen Gerätschaften ausgeladen und standen am Ufer, als gleich zwei Lastträger sich derselben bemächtigten, und kaum hatten wir ausgesprochen, daß wir bei Moriconi logieren würden, so liefen sie mit dieser Last wie mit einer Beute davon, so daß wir ihnen durch die menschenreichen Straßen und über den bewegten Platz nicht mit den Augen folgen konnten. Kniep hatte das Portefeuille unter dem Arm, und wir hätten wenigstens die Zeichnungen gerettet, wenn jene Träger, weniger ehrlich als die neapolitanischen armen Teufel, uns um dasjenige gebracht hätten, was die Brandung verschont hatte.</p></details>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Today</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="2400" height="1800" src="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm2.jpg" alt="The Stazione Marittima and the harbour towards the Molo Beverello, where the Molo Grande stood, seen from Castel Nuovo. Photo Lalupa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0." class="wp-image-9117" srcset="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm2.jpg 2400w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm2-300x225.jpg 300w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm2-640x480.jpg 640w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm2-415x311.jpg 415w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm2-650x488.jpg 650w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm2-250x188.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Stazione Marittima and the harbour towards the Molo Beverello, where the Molo Grande stood, seen from Castel Nuovo. Photo Lalupa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Molo Grande with its lighthouse, in front of Castel Nuovo: today the area of the Molo Beverello and the Stazione Marittima.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Where: Molo Beverello, Via Acton, 80133 Napoli</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Works and documents</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="2400" height="1484" src="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm0.jpg" alt="Antonio Joli, Charles of Bourbon leaving the harbour of Naples, 1759 (Prado): the Molo and the lighthouse seen from the sea. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons." class="wp-image-9115" srcset="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm0.jpg 2400w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm0-300x186.jpg 300w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm0-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm0-768x475.jpg 768w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm0-1536x950.jpg 1536w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm0-2048x1266.jpg 2048w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm0-415x257.jpg 415w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm0-650x402.jpg 650w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm0-250x155.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Antonio Joli, Charles of Bourbon leaving the harbour of Naples, 1759 (Prado): the Molo and the lighthouse seen from the sea. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="960" height="683" src="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm1.jpg" alt="Antonio Joli, Naples seen from the harbour Molo, with the Nautica fountain, 1762-1777. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons." class="wp-image-9116" srcset="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm1.jpg 960w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm1-300x213.jpg 300w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm1-768x546.jpg 768w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm1-345x245.jpg 345w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm1-415x295.jpg 415w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm1-650x462.jpg 650w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-wm1-250x178.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Antonio Joli, Naples seen from the harbour Molo, with the Nautica fountain, 1762-1777. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">AI reconstruction</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1344" height="752" src="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-1787-ricostruzione-ai.jpg" alt="The Molo at sunset on 29 March 1787: the corvette for Palermo sets sail with a company of singers and dancers. AI reconstruction (SPUN, 2026)." class="wp-image-9088" srcset="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-1787-ricostruzione-ai.jpg 1344w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-1787-ricostruzione-ai-300x168.jpg 300w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-1787-ricostruzione-ai-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-1787-ricostruzione-ai-768x430.jpg 768w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-1787-ricostruzione-ai-415x232.jpg 415w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-1787-ricostruzione-ai-650x364.jpg 650w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-molo-imbarco-e-ritorno-1787-ricostruzione-ai-250x140.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Molo at sunset on 29 March 1787: the corvette for Palermo sets sail with a company of singers and dancers. AI reconstruction (SPUN, 2026).</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sources</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">J.W. Goethe, Italienische Reise, original German text (public domain).</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Translated by A.J.W. Morrison (Goethe&#8217;s Travels in Italy, London, Bell; public domain).</p>


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		<title>Capodimonte</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>With the Prince of Waldeck to the great collection of paintings, coins and gems at Capodimonte.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">With the Prince of Waldeck to the great collection of paintings, coins and gems at Capodimonte. Here, where such treasures are at home, one learns to value only what has worth; and enormous sums are paid for «Etruscan» vases.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Naples, 9 March 1787</h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">To-day we were with the Prince von Waldeck at Capo di Monte, where there is a great collection of paintings, coins, &amp;c. It is not well arranged, but the things themselves are above praise: we can now correct and confirm many traditional ideas. Those coins, gems, and vases which, like the stunted citron-trees, come to us in the north one by one, have quite a different look here in the mass, and, so to speak, in their own home and native soil. For where works of art are rare, their very rarity gives them a value; here we learn to treasure none but the intrinsically valuable.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A very high price is at present given for Etruscan vases, and certainly beautiful and excellent pieces are to be found among them. Not a traveller but wishes to possess some specimen or other of them; one does not seem to value money here at the same rate as at home: I fear that I myself shall yet be tempted.</p>



<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>Original German text · Neapel, den 9. März.</summary><p>Heute waren wir mit dem Fürsten von Waldeck auf Capo di Monte, wo die große Sammlung von Gemälden, Münzen u. d. g. sich befindet, nicht angenehm aufgestellt, doch kostbare Sachen. Mir bestimmen und bestätigen sich nunmehr so viele Traditionsbegriffe. Was von Münzen, Gemmen, Vasen einzeln wie die gestutzten Zitronenbäume nach Norden kommt, sieht in Masse hier ganz anders aus, da, wo diese Schätze einheimisch sind. Denn wo Werke der Kunst rar sind, gibt auch die Rarität ihnen einen Wert, hier lernt man nur das Würdige schätzen.</p><p>Sie bezahlen jetzt großes Geld für die etrurischen Vasen, und gewiß finden sich schöne und treffliche Stücke darunter. Kein Reisender, der nicht etwas davon besitzen wollte. Man schlägt sein Geld nicht so hoch an als zu Hause, ich fürchte, selbst noch verführt zu werden.</p></details>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Today</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2400" height="1376" src="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm1.jpg" alt="The royal palace of Capodimonte from the park. Photo Giuseppe Guida, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0." class="wp-image-9107" srcset="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm1.jpg 2400w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm1-300x172.jpg 300w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm1-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm1-768x440.jpg 768w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm1-1536x881.jpg 1536w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm1-2048x1174.jpg 2048w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm1-415x238.jpg 415w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm1-650x373.jpg 650w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm1-250x143.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The royal palace of Capodimonte from the park. Photo Giuseppe Guida, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2400" height="1800" src="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm2.jpg" alt="A room of the Capodimonte Museum, where the paintings of the Farnese collection have returned. Photo Armando Mancini, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0." class="wp-image-9108" srcset="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm2.jpg 2400w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm2-300x225.jpg 300w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm2-640x480.jpg 640w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm2-415x311.jpg 415w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm2-650x488.jpg 650w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm2-250x188.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A room of the Capodimonte Museum, where the paintings of the Farnese collection have returned. Photo Armando Mancini, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Royal Palace and Museum of Capodimonte; part of the Farnese collection is now in the National Archaeological Museum.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Where: Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Via Miano 2, 80131 Napoli</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Works and documents</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1636" height="728" src="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm0.jpg" alt="Antonio Joli, view of Naples from the royal palace of Capodimonte, about 1760: on the left the corner of the palace that housed the Farnese collection. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons." class="wp-image-9106" srcset="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm0.jpg 1636w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm0-300x133.jpg 300w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm0-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm0-768x342.jpg 768w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm0-1536x684.jpg 1536w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm0-415x185.jpg 415w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm0-650x289.jpg 650w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-wm0-250x111.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 1636px) 100vw, 1636px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Antonio Joli, view of Naples from the royal palace of Capodimonte, about 1760: on the left the corner of the palace that housed the Farnese collection. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">AI reconstruction</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1344" height="752" src="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-1787-ricostruzione-ai.jpg" alt="The gallery at Capodimonte on 9 March 1787: paintings, coins and gems of the Farnese collection, displayed without grace but precious. AI reconstruction (SPUN, 2026)." class="wp-image-9064" srcset="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-1787-ricostruzione-ai.jpg 1344w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-1787-ricostruzione-ai-300x168.jpg 300w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-1787-ricostruzione-ai-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-1787-ricostruzione-ai-768x430.jpg 768w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-1787-ricostruzione-ai-415x232.jpg 415w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-1787-ricostruzione-ai-650x364.jpg 650w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/napoli-capodimonte-1787-ricostruzione-ai-250x140.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The gallery at Capodimonte on 9 March 1787: paintings, coins and gems of the Farnese collection, displayed without grace but precious. AI reconstruction (SPUN, 2026).</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sources</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">J.W. Goethe, Italienische Reise, original German text (public domain).</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Translated by A.J.W. Morrison (Goethe&#8217;s Travels in Italy, London, Bell; public domain).</p>


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		<title>The Phlegraean Fields</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Instead of Vesuvius, a boat trip to Pozzuoli with the Prince of Waldeck: «the clearest sky above, the most unstable ground below».</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Instead of Vesuvius, a boat trip to Pozzuoli with the Prince of Waldeck: «the clearest sky above, the most unstable ground below». Boiling waters, holes exhaling sulphur, slag heaps, and a vegetation that reclaims everything, up to the oak forest on the walls of an ancient crater.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Naples, 1 March 1787</h2>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Even in Rome my self-willed hermit-like humour was forced to assume a more social aspect than I altogether liked: no doubt it appears a strange beginning to go into the world in order to be alone. Accordingly I could not resist Prince von Waldeck, who most kindly invited me, and by his rank and influence has procured me the enjoyment of many privileges. We had scarcely reached Naples, where he has been residing a long while, when he sent us an invitation to pay a visit with him to Puzzuoli and the neighbourhood. I was thinking already of Vesuvius for to-day; but Tischbein has forced me to take this journey, which, agreeable enough of itself, promises from the fine weather, and the society of a perfect gentleman, and well-educated prince, very much both of pleasure and profit. We had also seen in Rome a beautiful lady, who with her husband, is inseparable from the Prince. She also is to be of the party; and we hope for a most delightful day.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Moreover, I was intimately known to this noble society, having met them previously. The Prince, upon our first acquaintance, had asked me what I was then busy with; and the plan of my &#8220;Iphigenia&#8221; was so fresh in my recollection, that I was able one evening to relate it to them circumstantially. They entered into it; still, still I fancied I could observe that something livelier and wilder was expected of me.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Evening.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It would be difficult to give an account of this day. How often has the cursory reading of a book, which irresistibly carries one with it, exercised the greatest influence on a man&#8217;s whole life, and produced at once a decisive effect, which neither a second perusal nor earnest reflection can either strengthen or modify. This I experienced in the case of the &#8220;Sakuntala&#8221;; and do not great men affect us somewhat in the same way? A sail to Puzzuoli, little trips by land, cheerful walks through the most wonderful regions in the world! Beneath the purest sky the most treacherous soil; ruins of inconceivable opulence, oppressive, and saddening; boiling waters, clefts exhaling sulphur, rocks of slag defying vegetable life, bare forbidding tracts, and then at last on all sides the most luxuriant vegetation seizing every spot and cranny possible, running over every lifeless object, edging the lakes and brooks, and nourishing a glorious wood of oak on the brink of an ancient crater!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And thus one is driven backwards and forwards between nature and the history of nations; one wishes to meditate, and soon feels himself quite unfit for it. In the mean time, however, the living lives on merrily, with a joyousness which we too would share. Educated persons, belonging to the world and the world&#8217;s ways, but warned by serious events, become, nevertheless, disposed for reflection. A boundless view of earth, sea, and sky,—and then called away to the side of a young and amiable lady, accustomed and delighted to receive homage.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Amidst all this giddy excitement, however, I failed not to make many notes. The future reduction of these will be greatly facilitated by the map we consulted on the spot, and by a hasty sketch of Tischbein&#8217;s. To-day it is not possible for me to make the least addition to these.</p>



<details class="wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow"><summary>Original German text · Neapel, den 1. März.</summary><p>Schon in Rom hatte man meinem eigensinnigen Einsiedlersinne, mehr als mir lieb war, eine gesellige Seite abgewonnen. Freilich scheint es ein wunderlich Beginnen, daß man in die Welt geht, um allein bleiben zu wollen. So hatte ich denn auch dem Fürsten von Waldeck nicht widerstehen können, der mich aufs freundlichste einlud und durch Rang und Einfluß mir Teilnahme an manchem Guten verschaffte. Kaum waren wir in Neapel angekommen, wo er sich schon eine Zeitlang aufhielt, als er uns einladen ließ, mit ihm eine Fahrt nach Pozzuoli und der anliegenden Gegend zu machen. Ich dachte heute schon auf den Vesuv, Tischbein aber nötigt mich zu jener Fahrt, die, an und für sich angenehm, bei dem schönsten Wetter in Gesellschaft eines so vollkommenen und unterrichteten Fürsten sehr viel Freude und Nutzen verspricht. Auch haben wir schon in Rom eine schöne Dame gesehen, nebst ihrem Gemahl von dem Fürsten unzertrennlich; diese soll gleichfalls von der Partie sein, und man hofft alles Erfreuliche.</p><p>Auch bin ich dieser edlen Gesellschaft durch frühere Unterhaltung genauer bekannt. Der Fürst nämlich fragte bei unserer ersten Bekanntschaft, womit ich mich jetzt beschäftige, und meine &#8220;Iphigenia&#8221; war mir so gegenwärtig, daß ich sie einen Abend umständlich genug erzählen konnte. Man ging drauf ein; aber ich glaubte doch zu merken, daß man etwas Lebhafteres, Wilderes von mir erwartet hatte.</p><p>Abends.</p><p>Von dem heutigen Tage wäre schwerlich Rechenschaft zu geben. Wer hat es nicht erfahren, daß die flüchtige Lesung eines Buchs, das ihn unwiderstehlich fortriß, auf sein ganzes Leben den größten Einfluß hatte und schon die Wirkung entschied, zu der Wiederlesen und ernstliches Betrachten kaum in der Folge mehr hinzutun konnte. So ging es mir einst mit &#8220;Sakontala&#8221;, und geht es uns mit bedeutenden Menschen nicht gleicherweise? Eine Wasserfahrt bis Pozzuoli, leichte Landfahrten, heitere Spaziergänge durch die wundersamste Gegend von der Welt. Unterm reinsten Himmel der unsicherste Boden. Trümmern undenkbarer Wohlhäbigkeit, zerlästert und unerfreulich. Siedende Wasser, Schwefel aushauchende Grüfte, dem Pflanzenleben widerstrebende Schlackenberge, kahle, widerliche Räume und dann doch zuletzt eine immer üppige Vegetation, eingreifend, wo sie nur irgend vermag, sich über alles Ertötete erhebend, um Landseen und Bäche umher, ja, den herrlichsten Eichwald an den Wänden eines alten Kraters behauptend.</p><p>Und so wird man zwischen Natur- und Völkerereignissen hin und wider getrieben. Man wünscht zu denken und fühlt sich dazu zu ungeschickt. Indessen lebt der Lebendige lustig fort, woran wir es denn auch nicht fehlen ließen. Gebildete Personen, der Welt und ihrem Wesen angehörend, aber auch, durch ernstes Geschick gewarnt, zu Betrachtungen aufgelegt. Unbegrenzter Blick über Land, Meer und Himmel, zurückgerufen in die Nähe einer liebenswürdigen jungen Dame, Huldigung anzunehmen gewohnt und geneigt.</p><p>Unter allem diesem Taumel jedoch verfehlt&#8217; ich nicht, manches anzumerken. Zu künftiger Redaktion wird die an Ort und Stelle benutzte Karte und eine flüchtige Zeichnung von Tischbein die beste Hülfe geben; heute ist mir nicht möglich, auch nur das mindeste hinzuzufügen.</p></details>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Today</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="5606" height="3741" src="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/solfatara-pozzuoli-oggi.jpg" alt="The fumaroles of the Solfatara at Pozzuoli. Photo by Norbert Nagel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0." class="wp-image-8870" srcset="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/solfatara-pozzuoli-oggi.jpg 5606w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/solfatara-pozzuoli-oggi-300x200.jpg 300w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/solfatara-pozzuoli-oggi-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/solfatara-pozzuoli-oggi-768x513.jpg 768w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/solfatara-pozzuoli-oggi-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/solfatara-pozzuoli-oggi-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/solfatara-pozzuoli-oggi-415x277.jpg 415w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/solfatara-pozzuoli-oggi-650x434.jpg 650w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/solfatara-pozzuoli-oggi-250x167.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 5606px) 100vw, 5606px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The fumaroles of the Solfatara at Pozzuoli. Photo by Norbert Nagel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Recognisable places: the harbour of Pozzuoli, the Solfatara, the lakes of Avernus and Lucrinus, the Astroni crater (probable identifications).</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Where: Solfatara, Via Solfatara 161, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA)</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Works and documents</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="3614" height="1937" src="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/campi-flegrei-lago-agnano-fabris-1776.jpg" alt="Lake Agnano in the Phlegraean Fields, coloured etching by Pietro Fabris for William Hamilton's Campi Phlegraei, 1776. Wellcome Collection, CC BY 4.0." class="wp-image-8869" srcset="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/campi-flegrei-lago-agnano-fabris-1776.jpg 3614w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/campi-flegrei-lago-agnano-fabris-1776-300x161.jpg 300w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/campi-flegrei-lago-agnano-fabris-1776-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/campi-flegrei-lago-agnano-fabris-1776-768x412.jpg 768w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/campi-flegrei-lago-agnano-fabris-1776-1536x823.jpg 1536w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/campi-flegrei-lago-agnano-fabris-1776-2048x1098.jpg 2048w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/campi-flegrei-lago-agnano-fabris-1776-415x222.jpg 415w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/campi-flegrei-lago-agnano-fabris-1776-650x348.jpg 650w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/campi-flegrei-lago-agnano-fabris-1776-250x134.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 3614px) 100vw, 3614px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Lake Agnano in the Phlegraean Fields, coloured etching by Pietro Fabris for William Hamilton&#8217;s Campi Phlegraei, 1776. Wellcome Collection, CC BY 4.0.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">AI reconstruction</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1344" height="752" src="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pozzuoli-1787-campi-flegrei-ricostruzione-ai.jpg" alt="The Phlegraean Fields with the Prince of Waldeck, 1 March 1787, AI reconstruction (SPUN, 2026)." class="wp-image-8875" srcset="https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pozzuoli-1787-campi-flegrei-ricostruzione-ai.jpg 1344w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pozzuoli-1787-campi-flegrei-ricostruzione-ai-300x168.jpg 300w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pozzuoli-1787-campi-flegrei-ricostruzione-ai-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pozzuoli-1787-campi-flegrei-ricostruzione-ai-768x430.jpg 768w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pozzuoli-1787-campi-flegrei-ricostruzione-ai-415x232.jpg 415w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pozzuoli-1787-campi-flegrei-ricostruzione-ai-650x364.jpg 650w, https://goethe.reise/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pozzuoli-1787-campi-flegrei-ricostruzione-ai-250x140.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Phlegraean Fields with the Prince of Waldeck, 1 March 1787, AI reconstruction (SPUN, 2026).</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sources</h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">J.W. Goethe, Italienische Reise, original German text (public domain).</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Translated by A.J.W. Morrison (Goethe&#8217;s Travels in Italy, London, Bell; public domain).</p>


<p>L'articolo <a href="https://goethe.reise/en/grandtour/pozzuoli-campi-flegrei/">The Phlegraean Fields</a> proviene da <a href="https://goethe.reise/en/home">Unreal Goethe</a>.</p>
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