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Capri itinerary

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    Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra)

    The Blue Grotto is the sea cave that made Capri famous in the 19th century, after August Kopisch and Ernst Fries popularised it in 1826. The cavern is about 60 metres long and 25 metres wide, with an entrance barely a…

    Address
    Grotta Azzurra, 80071 Anacapri NA, Italy
    Nearest transit
    Grotta Azzurra bus stop (Anacapri line), then a 3-minute walk to the boat jetty at the cave entrance
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    Faraglioni rock stacks

    The three limestone sea stacks off the southern coast are the postcard image of Capri. They have individual names: Stella (attached to the shore, 109 metres), Faraglione di Mezzo (81 metres, pierced by a natural arch…

    Address
    Punta Tragara viewpoint, Via Tragara, 80073 Capri NA, Italy
    Nearest transit
    Piazzetta (Piazza Umberto I), then a 20-minute walk along Via Camerelle and Via Tragara
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    Mount Solaro (589 m) via Anacapri chairlift

    Mount Solaro (589 m) is the highest point on the island and the best panoramic viewpoint. The single-seat chairlift (seggiovia) from Piazza Vittoria was opened in 1952 and takes 12 minutes to reach the summit, climbing…

    Address
    Seggiovia Monte Solaro, Piazza Vittoria 4, 80071 Anacapri NA, Italy
    Nearest transit
    Piazza Vittoria bus stop in Anacapri, chairlift base station is directly on the square
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    Gardens of Augustus (Giardini di Augusto) and Via Krupp

    The Gardens of Augustus are terraced botanical gardens built in the early 20th century by the German industrialist Friedrich Alfred Krupp, later renamed after the Roman emperor. Entry is 1.50 EUR. The gardens are laid…

    Address
    Via Matteotti 2, 80073 Capri NA, Italy
    Nearest transit
    Piazzetta (Piazza Umberto I), 8-minute walk via Via Vittorio Emanuele and Via Matteotti
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    Piazzetta (Piazza Umberto I)

    Officially Piazza Umberto I but universally called the Piazzetta, this small square is the social heart of Capri town. It measures roughly 30 by 20 metres and is bordered by four bars whose tables occupy most of the…

    Address
    Piazza Umberto I, 80073 Capri NA, Italy
    Nearest transit
    Funicular top station from Marina Grande (7-minute ride, 2.40 EUR), the Piazzetta is 30 metres from the exit
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    Villa Jovis

    Villa Jovis was the principal residence of the emperor Tiberius, who ruled the Roman Empire from Capri between AD 27 and his death in AD 37. The complex covered around 7,000 square metres on the eastern tip of the…

    Address
    Viale Amedeo Maiuri, 80073 Capri NA, Italy
    Nearest transit
    Piazzetta (Piazza Umberto I), then a 45-minute walk uphill via Via Longano and Via Tiberio
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    Anacapri village and Piazza Vittoria

    Anacapri sits at around 275 metres on the western half of the island and was the poorer, quieter half of the pair until the road connecting it to Capri town was completed in 1877. Before that, the only access was the…

    Address
    Piazza Vittoria, 80071 Anacapri NA, Italy
    Nearest transit
    Anacapri buses depart Capri town every 15 minutes from the terminal at Via Roma (2.40 EUR single, 15-minute ride)
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    Villa San Michele

    Villa San Michele was the home of the Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe, who built it between 1896 and 1910 on the site of a Roman chapel dedicated to Saint Michael. Munthe's memoir The Story of San Michele…

    Address
    Viale Axel Munthe 34, 80071 Anacapri NA, Italy
    Nearest transit
    Piazza Vittoria in Anacapri, then a 5-minute walk northeast along Viale Axel Munthe
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    Boat tour around the island

    A circumnavigation of the island by boat is the only way to see the coastline properly, since much of it is inaccessible by land. Standard group tours from Marina Grande last 90 minutes to 2 hours and cost 25 to 30 EUR…

    Address
    Marina Grande harbour, Via Cristoforo Colombo, 80073 Capri NA, Italy
    Nearest transit
    Marina Grande is the ferry harbour; the funicular from Capri town takes 7 minutes and costs 2.40 EUR
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    Marina Piccola beach and Scoglio delle Sirene

    Marina Piccola is the small bay on the south side of the island, split into two coves - Marina di Pennaulo to the west and Marina di Mulo to the east - by a rocky outcrop called Scoglio delle Sirene, the Rock of the…

    Address
    Marina Piccola, Via Marina Piccola, 80073 Capri NA, Italy
    Nearest transit
    Marina Piccola bus stop (line from Piazza Vittoria or Capri town, 2.40 EUR, 10 minutes), then a 2-minute walk down to the beach

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