![]() ![]() The villa is open to the public and it is possible to swim along the coasts of the island. ![]() Today the island is a property of Giovanni Russo, a Sorrento hotelier who rents the seven-suite villa only for three weeks each season, from May to October. ![]() Le Corbusier, architect and close friend of him, helped him build a villa on the site of the original Roman structure.Īfter his death, the island was purchased in 1988 by the famous dancer Rudolf Nureyev, who spent the last years of his life there, also leaving numerous precious majolica decorations. In an old Aragonese Tower he created a residence with a dance studio and an open-air theater. He found an island dotted with Roman ruins completely uninhabited and then he decided to purchase it to make it his own " kingdom". Until 1919, when the Russian choreographer and dancer Leonide Massine purchased Gallo Lungo, the biggest of the three islands. Originally these three rocky and lonely islands ( Gallo Lungo, Castelluccio and Rotonda) located a few miles from the beach of Positano, were a Roman anchorage, while in the Middle Ages become the fiefdoms of emperor Federico II.Īnd since the Middle Ages no one lived here anymore. Then he asked them to tie him to the mast so he could listen to the Siren’s songs without following their voices. If you are a Homer’s fan, you can remember that in the Odyssey, he tells that Odysseus plugged his crews’ ears with beeswax. The strong currents in this stretch of sea often caused boats to crash against the rocks of the islands. In the ancient Greek mythology, sirens represented the dangers of sailing. Li Galli is also known with the name of “Le Sirenuse". ![]()
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