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Capri
Capri is an island in the Bay of Naples, Campania, reached by ferry from Naples or Sorrento, with the towns of Capri and Anacapri and the Blue Grotto sea cave.
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Best things to do in Capri
The one thing not to miss
Visit the Blue Grotto, a sea cave on Capri's coast where sunlight through an underwater opening turns the water a glowing blue. You enter by lying flat in a small rowboat, and the cave closes when the sea is rough.
Blue Grotto1. Blue Grotto
A sea cave on Capri's coast where sunlight shining through an underwater opening lights the water blue. You switch to a four-person rowboat and lie down to pass the narrow entrance, about 2 m wide and 1 m high. Swimming inside is not allowed in regular hours.
Open daily weather permitting, but it can close in rough seas or high winds, and on 25 December and 1 January. Capri Tourism advises checking at the info points in Marina Grande or the Piazzetta first. Its hours are inconsistent, so confirm on the day.
5,982 readers a month
2. Villa Jovis
A Roman palace built by Emperor Tiberius and completed in 27 AD, where he ruled mainly until his death in 37 AD. The largest of the twelve Tiberian villas on the island, it sits on Monte Tiberio in the north-east. It can be reached only on foot, an uphill walk of about 2 km from Capri town.
Capri Tourism warns that opening hours change often and advises checking at the tourist office in the Piazzetta before the long uphill walk. Tickets are by card only.
4,424 readers a month
3. Anacapri
The town on the higher, western side of Capri, with 6,746 inhabitants. Villa San Michele and the Monte Solaro chairlift are both here, and the Blue Grotto is a bus ride away, about 15 minutes according to Capri Tourism.
1,544 readers a month
4. Gardens of Augustus and Via Krupp
Terraced botanical gardens above the sea, created by the German industrialist Friedrich Alfred Krupp in the early 20th century and renamed in 1918. They give a wide view over Monte Solaro, Marina Piccola and the Faraglioni. Via Krupp is a hairpin footpath, with about 100 m of descent, linking the gardens and the Certosa di San Giacomo with Marina Piccola.
We have not confirmed whether the Gardens of Augustus charge entry or whether Via Krupp is currently open to walkers; check locally before you go.
1,361 readers a month
5. Monte Solaro
At 589 m, the highest point on Capri. There is a blockhouse, the Fortino di Bruto, from the early 19th-century wars between Britain and France. The summit can also be walked, by a path from Axel Munthe's villa, suitable for walkers in decent shape.
A chairlift runs from Anacapri; Capri Tourism says its hours are seasonal and it is closed in January.
861 readers a month
6. Villa San Michele
Built around the end of the 19th century in Anacapri by the Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe. It stands 327 m above sea level at the top of the Phoenician Steps. Its gardens look over Capri town, the Sorrentine Peninsula and Vesuvius and hold ancient Egyptian and classical works.
Capri Tourism says hours are seasonal and the villa is closed on Tuesdays from 1 December to 31 January. No advance booking is mentioned.
848 readers a month
7. Villa Lysis
A villa built in 1905 by the poet Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, who left France after a scandal. It is also known as Villa Fersen. The house features in Roger Peyrefitte's 1959 novel The Exile of Capri.
Capri Tourism says tickets must be bought online in advance. Hours vary and the villa is closed from January to March.
644 readers a month
8. Marina Grande
The main port of Capri, on the north side below Monte Solaro. The Romans used this ancient fishing harbour in Augustan times. It was developed into a port and seaside resort after 1928, and has the largest beach on the island.
Boats for the Blue Grotto and other sea tours leave from here.
540 readers a month
9. Faraglioni di Capri
Three rocky stacks just off the coast, shaped by wind, rain and waves. Stella is 109 m high, Mezzo 82 m with a hole like an arch, and Scopolo 106 m. They can be seen from the sea or from viewpoints such as Via Krupp and the Gardens of Augustus.
445 readers a month
10. Arco Naturale
A natural limestone arch on the east coast, the remains of a collapsed grotto dating from the Palaeolithic age. It spans 12 m at a height of 18 m above ground.
349 readers a month
Sources
Just missed the list: Piazza Umberto I (La Piazzetta) (11th; the famous square at the heart of Capri town); Certosa di San Giacomo (12th; a Carthusian charterhouse of 1363, now a museum)
How we ranked these
By how many people read about each place on English Wikipedia in a typical month, measured October 2026. It is a popularity measure, not our opinion. Blue Grotto leads with about 5,982 readers a month. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences; the author and licence are on each photo.
Research required. Area notes for this destination are not written yet. The top 10 above is sourced; the rest of this page is an outline.
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