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| Terrace view from Island Capri |
CAPRI / ITALY
Capri is a Mountainous Island which is located 19 miles south of Naples (Napoli) , Italy, on the edge of the Gulf of Naples and west of the Sorrentine Peninsula and the stunning Amalfi Coast.
The island is one of the famous resorts in Italy which is visited by many of tourists during spring and summer and is popular with local and international travelers, drawn here by the sun, sea and romance. It is easy to get around on the island. The ferries/hydrofoil are docking at the Marina Grande. All major hotels, cafes and restaurants are on the steep hill facing the harbour.
There are also funiculars which will take you to the top of the island, Monte Solaro.
At 589 meter you will have a spectacular view of the island, the bay of Naples, the bay of Salerno and towards Ischia. You can reach the top also by foot which is recommended to do by coming back down.
A short distance from Capri is Anacapri. It is worth to take a bus to get to this little settlement near Monte Solaro. Apart from this, the only other place you should visit on the island is the southern settlement of Marina Piccola. It has a big beach that is very popular. There are also other beaches on the island, Punta Carnea and Bagni di Tiberio.
One of the 'Don't Miss' is Tragara which has a charming, panoramic road leads and to the Belvedere and the Faraglioni . The Faraglioni are three blocks of rock which have survived coastal landslides, erosion by the sea and all manner of atmospheric corrosion. The rocks have each been given a name: the first, still attached to the land, is called Stella, the second, separated from the first block by a stretch of sea; Faraglione di Mezzo and the third, Faraglione di Fuori or Scopolo, in other words the head or promontory stretching into the sea.
Blue Grotto : (Grotta Azzura)
The island is one of the famous resorts in Italy which is visited by many of tourists during spring and summer and is popular with local and international travelers, drawn here by the sun, sea and romance. It is easy to get around on the island. The ferries/hydrofoil are docking at the Marina Grande. All major hotels, cafes and restaurants are on the steep hill facing the harbour.
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| Capri |
At 589 meter you will have a spectacular view of the island, the bay of Naples, the bay of Salerno and towards Ischia. You can reach the top also by foot which is recommended to do by coming back down.
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| Tragara |
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| Faraglioni |
Blue Grotto : (Grotta Azzura)
The Blue Grotto is well known for its size, the intense blue tones of its interior and the magical silvery light which emanates from the objects immersed in its waters. Visitors can reach the Grotta Azzurra either by bus or taxi from Anacapri; or by boat from Marina Grande in one of the tour boats which stop at the entrance of the cave during the trip around the island.
In order to enter the Blue Grotto visitors get on small boats, with a capacity for two, maximum three, passengers and, lying on the bottom of the boat, enter the low and narrow mouth of the cave. Entrance to the cave is not possible in the presence of south westerly and mistral winds. The entrance to the Grotta Azzurra is formed by a small natural opening in the rocky wall, roughly 2 meters wide and 2 meters high.
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| Map of Capri |
You can get to Capri from either Naples or Sorrento. Ferries and hydrofoils ply from these two destinations several times a day. From Naples the hydrofoil ride takes forty minutes and one and a half hours by ferry. From Sorrento the hydrofoil takes only 30 minutes.
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