The passion of the author of #ProcideMustNotDie for the island of lemons seeps out of his every word. Read the interview and come browse Ciro Bruno Linardo's most beloved places.

Introduce yourself to Movery readers.

I am Cyrus Bruno Linardo. I am a banker, trade unionist and trainer with a great passion for others, travel, reading and sports. I am father, son, brother and husband, strictly in that order.

From reading your book, it is clear how important slowness is to you. Tell us more about it.

I live in Pozzuoli and, until three years ago, I was in an itinerant role that led me to change branches every day. My rhythms were hectic because life in the city revolves at a thousand miles an hour. Beltway traffic, incessant and stressful work rhythms, and then classic family commitments. In short... a delirium!

Then I discovered, across the sea, a small island, only four square kilometers in size, where the pace is slow, people walk rather than run, people often ride around on electric bikes, and people still smile and greet strangers.

Therefore, I rediscovered the pleasure of the slow way of life, of the right rhythms, of walking while looking at the fantastic view, and of stopping to chat with customers in front of the counter without arousing the ire of others.

Part of the proceeds from his book "#ProcideDon'tDie" will be donated to charity. How did you learn about the Sahrawi culture?

I came to know this wonderful people through the Naples-based non-profit organization "Children Without Borders" which hosts Sahrawi children for about two months in the summer as part of a national project. Today I am the treasurer of this nonprofit and a friend of the saharawi people. This role gives me enormous satisfaction and represents one of the most beautiful things I have chosen to do in life. I am deeply proud of it because when you approach these projects of solidarity you do it to give to others, but you soon realize that what you receive is exponentially greater. All this fills your heart with love.

He wrote the book during the commute to work in Procida. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of writing from the smartphone?

I called my book a boat book because this story, born as a joke, was entirely written during the slow and magnificent sailing of the Motorship Macaiva to and from Procida.

The advantage of writing on the smartphone is the immediacy of the writing and therefore the story comes across as spontaneous and truthful because it is written just as a place or fact is observed. The disadvantage is the loss of fingertip sensitivity. I am looking for them on Amazon, but cannot find them for sale yet.

What does traveling mean to you?

I am a serial traveler on forced stand-by due to COVID-19. I have no vices and whatever I save I spend on travel experiences. I am going through withdrawal because I am a programmer in true Movery style. I buy the guidebook months in advance, plan the trip completely independently (I have also been to the Maldives and Israel organizing everything myself). My trip already begins when I buy the airline tickets, rent the car and then read the guidebook and consult the net for accommodation and blogs or groups on social to ask for real-time info from Italians living in the place I have decided to visit, with my family.

I also travel to teach my daughter Lorena how to move in the world, in this wonderful planet full of beauty, for eyes that know how to look at it...

As a frequent visitor to the island, what are 3 must-see places on Procida?

Three places are few however, I tell you that my absolute favorite place is the Cannon Terrace, from which to hear the voice of silence and admire the colorful little houses in the charming village of the Corricella.

Then there is Walled Earth, the highest point on the island, from which to glimpse a marvelous panorama of the Gulf of Naples and the entire horizon to the south that stretches from Punta Campanella to Capri and reaches as far as Ischia.

Finally, I would like to point out the bridge of Vivara that connects a small island to a small rock that is also protected area. From the bridge you can admire the volcanic cone bordering the underwater crater. Life bursts forth from every direction.

Procida is a way of life, not just a physical place, and therefore should be preserved. My motto is. "do not tell the world that Procida exists, but more importantly, do not tell Procida that the world exists.".