Blogs from Capri, Campania, Italy, Europe

Editorial Note: Our friends, John and Cindy, wanted to visit Capri during their 9-day stay with us in Sorrento, so they did just that today. Dee and I decided to forgo the walking that would be involved in this excursion, so we stayed close to home. Cindy prepared the following commentary and provided the photos regarding their adventure. After our intel gathering at Marina Piccola with Mitch and Dee on Tuesday, John and I decided on an 8 am ferry departure on Wednesday to Capri. At 7 am we trekked along the path where Mitch and Dee had helped us leave breadcrumbs the previous day. We were feeling very cosmopolitan and successful until we arrived at the gates leading to Villa Comunale where the lift delivers tourists down to the docks. It all came to a ... read more

This morning, Paula, Sharon and I took a taxi to Sorrento Port for our ‘Capri and Blue Grotto Day Tour’ from Sorrento by Raphael Tours. We met our guide Luciana at 8:10am and then caught a high speed jetfoil ferry across to Capri. At Marina Grande, the main port of the Capri, we got on small buses for the trip up the ‘Mamma Mia’ road to Anacapri (meaning upper Capri). We walked to a viewing area, where we had wonderful views back across the Bay of Naples… This was also where the Phoenician Staircase came up, the set of almost 900 stairs from the port up to the summit. At Anacapri, we caught a chair lift up to the top – the views from the lift and at the top were amazing. After this, we caught ... read more

Heute bin ich also mit der Fähre nach Capri gefahren. Das Wetter an diesem Tag war bewölkt, aber wie an den anderen Tagen nicht kalt. Ich bin also nach dem üblichen Frühstück zum Fährhafen. Dabei habe ich mir schon vorher im Internet eine Verbindung heraus gesucht. Nach einiger Zeit habe ich den Ticketverkauf gefunden. Davor sagte mir ein Mann, dass die Blaue Lagune gestern leider geschlossen war und man heute nichts genaues wisse. Ich war diesbezüglich also vorgewarnt, wollte aber auch keine Änderungen im Reiseplan vornehmen. Nachdem ich die Fahrkarte hatte, bin ich kurz danach auf die Fähre. Diese hatte einen Jet-Antrieb und war relativ schnell. Nach einer knappen Stunde waren wir am Ziel. Dort hatte ich zuerst nochmals nach der Blauen Lagune gefragt, aber die war wirklich wegen dem Seegang geschlossen. Auch wenn der nicht ... read more

The Italian adventure continued on Sun when I met Shweta on Capri. She had booked us a very nice hotel called the Weber Ambassador down on the southern side of the island (Marina Piccolo). Capri (with the accent on the first part of the word not the second like the pants), is a fairly small island (1/2-1/3 the size of Ischia) with a TON of hills. The whole island really is a mountain with shops and houses built right into the sides. There are 4 main parts of the island (and a bunch of local houses etc in between): Marina Grande, where the port is; Capri city center where some really high end shops are; Anacapri which is much like Capri center; and Marina Piccolo which is mainly hotels and beach. Speaking of beach, anywhere in ... read more

Italy, Day 16, Wednesday, October 19, Capri Today, on another optional day, those of us who chose to, boarded a high speed hydrofoil in that took us from Sorrento through the Gulf of Naples to the much anticipated Isle of Capri. Getting there is half the fun. On our approach we were able to see the brilliant limestone cliffs reflected in the bright sun. We landed in Marina Grande on the eastern side of the Isle of Capri. As soon as we landed we were met by Julia, a local guide, who gave us a brief introduction of Capri while walking into Piazza Umberto 1 known locally as La Piazzetta. The name Piazzetta comes from its tiny town square crowded by bright cafe tables where, we are told, is the perfect place to people watch. We ... read more