Augustus Gardens & Via Krupp

Like many of the world’s memorable sights, the Via Krupp was built to convenience a wealthy man: German steel magnate Friedrich Krupp financed it so that he could have a direct connection between the Marina Piccola and the Quisisana, where he lived on and off in the early 1900s. The resulting zigzagging road, designed by architect Emilio Mayer, is a work of art—a fantastic series of long paths built into a rock face and hairpin turns. The brilliant design is best seen from the nearby peaceful Augustus Gardens, a must visit for nature lovers. After a multimillion-dollar restoration, the Via Krupp reopened in the summer of 2008 (it had been closed since a landslide in the 1976).