A jewel in the bay of Naples

A tour of Capri is a tour in the jewel of the bay of Naples. With the tour of Capri you see a gorgeous island with a great view, rich of natural beauties.

Capri is the jewel of the bay of Naples. It’s a gorgeous island with a great view, rich of natural beauties, caves and Roman monuments too.

It’s the favorite holiday place of actors and famous people too. Here you can find the best stores of the best designers, five stars hotels and very exclusive coffee shops.

Tour of Capri: history of the island

During the tour of Capri you will see this island called the island of Tiberius too, the second Roman emperor, living here for long time in a big villa, called Villa Jovis. Anyway, the archaeologists have found more than one Roman villa on the island. The only one that we can visit now is Villa Jovis. Inside the villa a spa, really well organized, and the emperor’s apartment too were found. There is a very nice viewpoint too in the same villa. The place is just a little bit out of reach. Anyway, if you are a good walker, you can reach it.

Tour of Capri: the island

The tour of Capri can start from the city center, placed around the small square of Capri, called “ la piazzetta “ in Italian.

La piazzetta is a very elegant area with pretty coffee shops. The area around is nice if you like go shopping. From here you can easily reach The Gardens of Augustus too. The Gardens are named after the first Roman emperor, who was in Capri too for a while. The view from the Gardens is one of the most surprising in the world and here you can figure out why Capri is so famous.

During the tour of Capri you will see that the island is divided in two districts: the first one is Capri, the second one is Anacapri, on the hill.

Taking the shuttle from Capri you arrive to Anacapri.

Tour of Capri: Anacapri

Anacapri is related to the famous Swedish doctor Axel Munthe, who wrote “ The History of Saint Michael “. He spent his life in Villa Saint Michele, a villa in the hearth of Anacapri that you can still visit now, where there are ancient statues and a natural garden with another surprising view. In Anacapri you can take the chair lift to reach the highest point of Capri, the top of Mount Solaro. From there it’s possible to see all the coastline till the southern point of Italy.

Tour of Capri: the best ways to see the island

Anyway, the best attraction in the tour of Capri is for sure the Blue Grotto, the cave where Tiberius used to make his cruel rituals. Shining colors and expert sailors taking you here make this place unique in the world.

Finally, if you want to see all the island from the sea the best experience is the famous tour of Capri by boat.

Don’t miss the tour of Capri!