Palm Beach Gaeta — Attraction in Gaeta

Nice place to go.Please go once where you are in italy.Nice to explore the places.

At the beginning of the Middle Ages, after the Lombard invasion, Gaeta remained under suzerainty of the Byzantine Empire. In the following years, like Amalfi, Sorrento and Naples, it would seem to have established itself as a practically independent port and to have carried on a thriving trade with the Levant.

As Byzantine influence declined in Southern Italy the town began to grow. For fear of the Saracens, in 840 the inhabitants of the neighbouring Formiæ fled to Gaeta. Though under the suzerainty of Byzantium, Gaeta had then, like nearby ports Naples and Amalfi, a republican form of government with a dux ("duke", or commanding lord under the command of the Byzantine Exarch of Ravenna), as a strong bulwark against Saracen invasion.

Around 830, it became a lordship ruled by hereditary hypati, or consuls: the first of these was Constantine (839–866), who in 847 aided Pope Leo IV in the naval fight at Ostia. At this same time (846) the episcopal see of Gaeta was founded when Constantine, Bishop of Formiae, fled thither and established his residence. He was associated with his son Marinus I. They were probably violently overthrown (they disappear suddenly from history) in 866 or 867 by Docibilis I, who, looking rather to local safety, entered into treaties with the Saracens and abandoned friendly relations with the papacy. Nevertheless, he greatly expanded the duchy and began construction of the palace. Greatest of the hypati was possibly John I, who helped crush the Saracens at Garigliano in 915 and gained the title of patricius from the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII.

The principle of co-regency governed the early dynasties: Docibilis associated John with him and John in turn associated his son Docibilis II with him. In 933, three generations were briefly co-ruling: John I, Docibilis II, and John II. On the death of Docibilis II (954), who first took the title dux, the duchy passed from its golden age and entered a decline marked by a division of territory. John II ruled Gaeta and his brother, Marinus, ruled Fondi with the equivalent title of duke. Outlying lands and castles were given away to younger sons and thus the family of the Docibili slowly declined after mid-century.

Allegedly, but improbably, from the end of the 9th century, the principality of Capua claimed Gaeta as a courtesy title for the younger son of its ruling prince. In the mid-10th century, the De Ceremoniis of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus lists the ceremonial title "prince of Gaeta" among the protocols for letters written to foreigners.[4]

Prince Pandulf IV of Capua captured Gaeta in 1032 and deposed Duke John V, assuming the ducal and consular titles. In 1038, Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno took it from him and, in 1041, established the Norman counts of Aversa, who were afterwards princes of Capua, as puppet dukes. The native dynasty made a last attempt to wrest the duchy from Guaimar in 1042 under Leo the Usurper.

In 1045, the Gaetans elected their own Lombard duke, Atenulf I. His son, Atenulf II, was made to submit to the Norman Prince Richard I of Capua in 1062, when Gaeta was captured by Jordan Drengot. In 1064, the city was placed under a line of puppet dukes, appointed by the Capuan princes, who had usurped the ducal and consular titles. These dukes, usually Italianate Normans, ruled Gaeta with some level of independence until the death of Richard of Caleno in 1140. In that year, Gaeta was definitively annexed to the Kingdom of Sicily by Roger II, who bestowed on his son Roger of Apulia, who was duly elected by the nobles of the city. The town did maintain its own coinage until as late as 1229, after the Normans had been superseded by the centralising Hohenstaufen.

In the many wars for possession of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Gaeta, owing to its important strategic position, was often attacked and defended bravely. In 1194 the Pisans, allies of Emperor Henry VI in the conquest of the kingdom, took possession of the city and held...

So, this place is a small food/beach rental shack. It is impossible to see the sign and entrance from the road. I parked in front of the nearby hotel and followed the path to the beach. Umbrella rental is about 5 Euro and chair is 2 Euro. My children were offered some beach toys to play with, which was an absolute joy! The beach rental part of this was 5 Stars all the way. However, everything went down when we decided to eat there. I desperately wanted to like it. But, the wait to order was horrendous. The foods took forever. We noticed about two customers leave without finishing. The food was subpar. I was truly disappointed. My children wanted mozzarella sticks. Ours was very soggy with oil and some parts were cold! The shrimp in my seafood spaghetti was not fresh. It tastes pretty old. As I previously suggested, they are an excellent umbrella and chair rental service. They are located right on the beach and at the end...

Do 1 stella solo perché la piattaforma non mi permette di darne zero, ma ci vorrebbe! Sono venuta il 15 Agosto col mio gruppo di amici e siamo rimasti tutti scontentissimi dello pseudo servizio che ci è stato offerto, per una serie di motivi: Siamo partiti alle 6 di mattina da un paesino della provincia di Napoli, in quanto giorni prima per telefono ci fu detto che non c'era bisogno della prenotazione...Lo stabilimento apre alle 8:00 e noi alle 7:50 eravamo già lì fuori, saremmo dovuti essere in prima fila, giusto? e invece no perché scopriamo che in realtà il lido prendeva prenotazioni ed era letteralmente TUTTO PIENO, pur essendo arrivati per primi siamo stati sbarcati alla fine del lido, ad una decina di file di distanza dal mare. Prima di questo però c'è stato un altro inconveniente: sempre per telefono ci fu detto che a 300 metri di distanza dal lido c'era il loro parcheggio dove tenere l'auto tutta la giornata, spoiler: NEMMENO QUESTO ERA VERO. Siamo stati ovviamente costretti a mettere l'auto sulle strisce blu, 15€. Proseguiamo..finalmente scendiamo in spiaggia, completamente vuota perché il personale mette ombrelloni e sdraio solo nel momento in cui il cliente gli si presenta davanti (perdita di tempo visto che appunto la spiaggia era già tutta prenotata quindi avrebbero potuto tranquillamente anticiparsi), aspettiamo quindi altri 5/6 minuti nel frattempo, una volta sistematoci andiamo a fare colazione, la vetrina era quasi tutta vuota, c'erano solo delle graffe senza zucchero e dei cornetti evidentemente congelati e vuoti che riempivano con delle creme spalmabili. Inoltre, la ragazza che ci ha serviti al bancone a stento ascoltava e non accennava alcun segno di vita, ed erano soltanto le 9 del mattino. Ma non è finita qui, dalle foto su Google si vedono chiaramente pedalò ed una rete da pallavolo, anche questo non c'era, nonostante la spiaggia sia medio-grande, e addirittura c'era pochissimo spazio tra una fila e l'altra e tra un ombrellone e l'altro. Per finire, la spiaggia è totalmente sprovvista di bidoni per la spazzatura, i bagni erano solo due (senza distinzione uomo/donna) super sporchi e senza carta igienica (alle 8 del mattino), ciò significa che le pulizie non sono state per niente fatte, e in più c'era un SOLO spogliatoio, cosa assurda vista la quantità di persone. Ritorneremo a Gaeta ma assolutamente non in questo lido, fortunatamente se la giornata non è stata da buttare è stato solo per il mare bellissimo e la compagnia, tutto il resto è...