beauty of position, and charming environs, 325;
sordid surroundings of the port, 327;
streets, trades, and _al fresco_ toilettes, 328;
Piazza degli Orefici, and cruelty to animals, 329, 330;
snails, goats, water sellers, and chapel of St. Januarius, 330;
churches of Sta. Chiara, S. Domenico Maggiore, and S. Lorenzo, 332;
antiquities of National Museum, Capri, Villa Nazionale, and Grotto di
Posilipo, 333;
"Corniche" of Posilipo, and Roman ruins, 335;
Pozzuoli, 335;
Monte Nuovo and Avernus, 337;
environs of Baiæ and Cumæ, and fascination of Capri, 339;
the drive to Castellamare, 345;
Sorrento, 346;
Amalfi, 347;
Salerno, 349
Napoleon, Wars of, and Tarifa, 4;
and Genoa, 165, 181;
seizure of Barcelona, 83;
defeat at Alexandria, 251, 255;
and a project for a Suez Canal, 264;
at Malta, 287;
confinement at Elba, and escape, 203-206;
at Venice, 222
Napoleon III., acquires Nice, 129
Negroes at Gibraltar, 10
Nelson, feasted at the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar, 16;
victory at Aboukir Bay, 253, 254;
at Capraja, 207
Nervi, 186
Nevada, Sierra, 58, 59
Nicæa, 126, 127
Nice, 21, 96, 102;
the Queen of the Riviera, 124;
mountains, and its detractors, 125;
three distinct towns--Greek, Italian, and French, 126;
harbor and village of Limpia, and its early history, 127;
Castle Hill, 128;
Raüba Capeu, and the _mistral_, 131;
Italian division and the Promenade du Midi, 132;
cathedral of St. Réparate, the modern town, and the Promenade des
Anglais, 133;
beauty of the private gardens, carnival and battle of flowers, 134,
135;
the Jardin Public, quays on the Paillon bank and casino, 137;
theatre, Préfecture, flower market, the Ponchettes, the Place Masséna,
the Boulevards Victor Hugo and Dubouchage, Cimiez and Carabacel,
138;
suburbs, 139;
the road to Monte Carlo, and Monaco, 141;
Villefranche, and the infinite charms of, 141;
heights of Mont Alban, and the Magnan valley, 143;
"gloriously beautiful," 144
Nicholas Alexandrowitch, The Czarewitch, death at Nice, 138
Nile, The, alluvial deposit, 237;
battle of the, 253;
fertilizing properties, 260
Nimes, 110
Notabile, antiquity and manufactures, 290;
cathedral and churches, 292
Nuovo, Monte, 337
O
"Oceanus River," designation of the Atlantic in Homeric times, 2
Octavius, defeat of Antony at Mustapha Pacha, 251
Odessa, 123
O'Hara's Folly, tower at Gibraltar, 17
Orange, 110
Oranges, at Spezzia, 189
Orbitello, Etruscan relics at, 210
Ortygia, Island of, 303;
temple of Jupiter, and the Latonia, 304;
Greek Theatre, 305
Ostia, 216, 217
Ostrogoths, The, and Marseilles, 109
P
Pæstum, Temples of, 349, 350
Paillon, The, 139
Paintings in the Palais des Arts, Marseilles, 115
_Palazzi_, The, of Genoa and Venice, 168
Palermo, 312;
first impressions disappointing, and the imposing aspect of the
streets, 312;
the Palazzo Reale, 315;
the Cappella Palatina, church of Martorana, and the Cathedral, 316;
observatory, Monreale, 316;
museum, and the rocks of Pellegrino, etc., 321, 322;
the Piazza Marina, 322;
its beauty at sunset, 323
Pallanza, 147
Pammilus of Megara, and the founding of Selinus, 319
Pastoret, 122
Patrick, St., at St. Honorat, 150
Paul, St., wrecked at Gzeier, 271;
popularity at Malta, 293
Peak of Teneriffe, and the rock at Ceuta, 27
Pegli, 186
Pellegrino, Monte, 316, 317
Pellew, Admiral, and the destruction of the pirate fleet, 215
Pelusium, ruins of, 263
Perini del Vaga, his frescoes at Genoa, 175
Petrarch, 333
Pharos of Tarifa, The, 3
Philip V., 22;
bombards Barcelona, 83
Phocæa, 94
Phoenicians, their designation of Ceuta, 26;
at Marseilles, 95;
and Malaga, 46
Pianosa, 206;
historical associations, 206
Pietra Santa, 197
Pietro Negro, 271
"Pillars of Hercules," 1;
in Homeric times, 2, 5, 24, 96
Pindar and his designation of Agrigentum, 308
Piombino, 207
Pirates of Barbary, 97
Pisa, rival of Genoa, 163;
Cathedral, Campo Santo, baptistry, and leaning tower of, 198, 199
Plague, The, at Marseilles, 112, 113;
at Palermo, 317
Pliny, 247
Polyphemus and Aci Reale, 198
Pompey's Pillar, 247
Pons, St., 139
Populonia, 207;
defeat of Lars Porsenna of Clusium, and possession by the Etruscans,
208
Port Said, 258;
coaling station, 262
Porto (Tuscany), 216, 217
Portugal, King John takes Ceuta from the Moors, 25
Pozzuoli, Bay of, 326, 334, 335;
town of, 335;
allusion of Alexandre Dumas, 338
Prim, Monument to, at Barcelona, 69
Proserpine, Temple of, at Imtarfa, 292
Ptolemy Philadelphus and the Temple of Arsenoe, 252
Punta de Africa, The, the African Pillar of Hercules, 24
Pyrgos, 214
Pytheas, 97;
statue at Marseilles, 100
Q
Quarry of the Cappucini, 305
R
Rabato, 272
Rameses, and Pelusium, 263
Ramleh, 251
Rapallo, Bay of, 186
Raphael, 175
Raphael, St., 146
Raymond des Tours, 121
Recco, 186
Revolution, French, and Venice, 222
Riva, 147
Riviera, The, general aspect, 145;
origin of name, 146;
extent, and climate, 147;
the Estérel, Agay, Golfe de la Napoule, 148;
Ste. Marguerite, and St. Honorat, 149;
Cannes, 150-154;
Monaco, 153;
Monte Carlo, 155;
Mentone, 155, 158;
Roquebrune, 156, 157;
Bordighera, and San Remo, 158;
Alassio and Savona, 159
Riviera di Levante, 146, 185
Riviera di Ponento, 146, 185
Rodney, Lord, and the siege of Gibraltar, 18
Roger II., 314
Rogers, Samuel, on Andrea Doria, 173
Romans, The, at Marseilles, 97, 110;
at Genoa, 162;
at Nicæa, 128;
at Malaga, 46
Ronda, Mountains of, 17
Rooke, Sir George, and the siege of Gibraltar, 21
Roquebrune, 156;
quaint story connected with, 156
Rose, The Chevalier, and the plague of Marseilles, 113
Roses of the Riviera, 145
Rosetta, 253;
reputed birthplace of Haroun Al Rashid, 256;
English expedition of 1807, 256;
archælogical discoveries, 258
Rosia Bay, Gibraltar, 14, 20, 23
Rostang, 121
Rusellæ, 211
Ruskin, Professor, on St. Mark's, Venice, 223, 224
S
_Sacro catino_, The, at Genoa, 181
Sahel Mountains, The, 30
Sais, 263
Salerno, temples at, 349
Salles, De, 121
Salmun, 293
Salvian, at St. Honorat, 150
San Remo, 131, 158, 159
San Roque, 23
San Salvador, 291
Santa Croce, Cape, 303
Santa Marinella, 214
Santa Severa, 214
Saracens, at Marseilles, 109;
at Genoa, 163;
at Civita Vecchia, 212
Sarcophagus of Ashmunazar, King of Sidon, at Girgenti, 308
Savona, 159
Savoy, Counts of, and Nice, 129
Scoglio Marfo, 271
Scylla and Charybdis, 295
Sebta, or Septem, derivation of "Ceuta," 25
Segesta, 319;
temples at, 320
Selinunto, 319;
ancient temples at, 320
Senglea, 289
Serapeum, The, at Alexandria, 248
Serapis, Temple of, 236
Seravezza, Marble quarries at, and Michael Angelo, 197
Serpentine at Spezzia, 188
Shakespeare, allusion to the Nile, 260
Sheba, Queen of, and the _sacro catino_ in the cathedral of Genoa, 181
Shelley, last days at Lerici, and death, 192, 193
Shovel, Sir Cloudesley, and the siege of Gibraltar, 21
Sicily, appearance from the sea, 295;
Messina, 296, 297;
Taormina, 297, 298;
Etna, and Aci Reale, 299, 300;
Ortygia, 303;
Syracuse, 303;
Girgenti, 307;
Palermo, 312-318;
San Guiliane, 318;
Selinunto, 318;
Monte Pellegrino, 322
Siege of Gibraltar, 17-20
Sierra of the Snows, The, 17
Simos and Protis, supposed founders of Marseilles, 94
Smollett, Tobias, Grave of, 202
Snails as an article of diet, 330
Soldiers at Gibraltar, 11
Sorrento, 130, 345;
and Tasso, 346
Sovana, 211
Spain, Rock of Calpe, 2;
landing of first Berber Sheikh, 3;
antiquity of the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar, 15;
driven from Gibraltar, 19;
acquires Ceuta, 25;
and Columbus, 178;
the most Catholic country in the world, 74;
great number of holidays, 87;
Caballero, lady novelist, 88;
piquancy of the women, 91;
unsettled condition of, 92
Spanish, The, at Gibraltar, 11
Spanish Succession, War of the, 22
Spezzia, Scenery around, 160;
arsenal of, 168;
exquisite scenery and remarkable situation, 187;
oranges at, 189;
villages around, 190;
harbor and men-of-war, 191;
Bay of, 192
Stanfield's painting of Vico, 346
Statuary, English, its inferior character, 13
Stone, Egyptian, with inscription, at Rosetta, 257
Strabo, 247
Stromboli, 317
Suez Canal, 96, 123;
construction by M. de Lesseps, a dream realized, 264
Syracuse, interest and beauty of, 303
T
Taggia, 158
Talamone, 211
Tangier, Bay of, 4;
distant view and features of the town of, 5;
expedition of Edward, son of King John of Portugal, against, 25
Tanis, Ruins of (Zoan of the Old Testament), 263
Taormina, 297;
elevation of, 298;
beautiful prospect and ruins of Greek theater, 299
Tarascon, 96
Tarif Ibn Malek, first Berber sheikh who landed in Spain, 3
Tarifa, The Pharos of, 3;
the arms, town, and history of, 4
Tarquinii, Ruins of, 212
Tasso and Sorrento, 346
Tejada, Sierra, 58
Teneriffe, 296
Termini, 312
_Terral_, The, of Malaga, 43
Tête de Chien, 153
Thackeray and _bouillabaisse_, 104
Theodore, St., statue at Venice, 226
Thiers, M., 122
Tiber, The, 215
Tintoret, 175
Titian, 175
Torcello, the ancient Altinum, 231
Torre dell' Annunziata, Manufacture of macaroni at, 345
Trajan, founder of Civita Vecchia, 216
Tramontana, The, of the Riviera, 43
Trapani, 318
Trevelez, 59
Trinacria, 318
Turbia, The, 103
Turks, at Gibraltar, 10
Tuscan coast (_see_ Lerici, Sarzana, Carrara, Pisa, Leghorn, Elba,
Civita Vecchia, etc.).
U
University of Barcelona, 80;
of Velletta, 286;
of Messina, 297
Urban V., Pope, and the church of St. Victor, Marseilles, 116
V
Valletta, 267;
fortress, buildings, population, and abundance of labor, 274, 275;
the Port, 275;
military station, and peculiar construction, 276;
Strada Reale, 278;
the people, and public buildings, 280;
the Knights, and various sieges, 284;
military hospital, 286;
the University and the prison, 286;
visit of Bonaparte, and the Strada Mezzodi, 287;
suburbs, 289;
Notabile and Hamrun, 290;
popularity of St. Paul, 293;
cathedrals, 293, 294
Vanderdussen, Rear-Admiral, and the siege of Gibraltar, 22
Vegetation at Marseilles, 104
Veii, 212
Venice, 95, 122;
contrasted with Genoa, 160;
rival of Genoa, 163;
the _palazzi_ of, 168;
a town unequalled in Europe, and general aspect, 219;
history, 221;
formation and shape, 222;
view of San Marco from the Piazza, 223-226;
date of erection, restoration, and interior of St. Mark's, 225;
view from the Molo, and the Grand Canal, 226, 227;
a funeral, 229;
islands sheltering it from the sea, 230-232
Ventimiglia, Fortifications of, 157
Venus, Temple of, shrine at Eryx, 318
Venus Zephyrites, 252
Vesuvius, 161, 326
Viareggio, Recovery of Shelley's body at, 193, 198
Vico, 346
Victor, Marshal, dispersal of his army by Colonel Gough at Tarifa, 4
Villa Franca, 21;
treaty of, 129;
picturesqueness of, 141
Virgil, reference to the cunning of Ligurians, 161;
the Elysian Fields, 338
Visigoths, The, 109
Vittoriosa, 289
Vulcano, 317
W
Wade, Marshal, 13
War of the Spanish Succession, 22
Wauchope, General, at Rosetta, 256
Wellington, Monument at Gibraltar to, 13
Whittaker, Captain, and the siege of Gibraltar, 22
Women, of Genoa, 162;
restrictions at the Cathedral of Genoa against, 181;
of Spain, 92;
of Nice, 129;
their attractiveness at Malaga, 54;
of Naples, 328;
of Capri, 342
X
Xerxes, 94
Y
Young, Dr., and the Egyptian stone at Rosetta, 258
Z
Zerka, 273
FOOTNOTES:
[1] History of Modern Architecture.
[2] Dennis: "Cities of Etruria."
[3] Dennis: "Cities of Etruria," I., p. xxxii.
[4] Ruskin: "Stones of Venice."
[5] Alison's "History of Europe."
[6] Sir Theodore Martin.
[7] In Homeric times, as is shown by the Odyssey, the Nile was called
[Greek: Aignptos], a name which was afterwards transferred to the country.