Caprera - Garibaldi's house
The old revolutionary bought a farmhouse here in 1855, and lived out his last years on this tiny little island. It is connected to La Maddelina, a slightly larger Island, which is connected to Sardinia by ferry, an even bigger island. I guess that in those days it meant he could live in relative peace and privacy, away from the hub-hub of Italian political life when he wanted to.Considering the high esteem that most Italians hold politians in, it comes as quite a surprise that Garibaldi's house often nowadays packed with Italian tourists, and you will probably need to queue for up to an hour to get in.Once inside, truth to tell,there is not a great deal to see. It seems quite sad that msot of the exhibits revolve around Garibaldi's various ailments. There are several wheelchairs about the place and a medicene cabinet in the bedroom that resembles the stockroom of a small Italian...












