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Cities Information CAPRI
The myth of Sirens charming seafarers
The Island of Capri is
famous the world over as a classy and beautiful holiday
destination. There are few who won't sigh and express
their envy when you tell them of your trip. Everyone has
their own Capri myth, whether it's a myth of Sirens
charming seafarers, of ancient Roman orgies, of dreamy
sea views, of 1950s celebrities in big sunglasses, or of
lazy summer evenings spent browsing in exclusive
boutiques. Capri is an island which
some people love and some people hate. Those against the
island are generally those who arrive for a day trip, and
find an expensive commercialized destination crammed to
bursting with other day trippers. Others, however, love the
combination of island simplicity, natural beauty and busy
glitz. And if you stay overnight, you'll find a different
Capri. After the last day trippers leave, a kind of
exclusive peace settles over the island as those who are
privileged to be staying overnight emerge for their
evening short walk etc in the open air, or to sip drinks on the famous little
square, the Piazzetta. Capri History The privileged and talked-about have been coming to Capri for two thousand years. The Emperor Augustus took a fancy to it, and swapped it for his island of Ischia, and his successor Tiberius made it his home when Rome became too hot to hold him. By all accounts he had a good time on Capri; if his Roman biographers are to be believed, he got up to all sorts of scandalous behaviour on the beautiful island. You can still visit the ruins of his villas, and appreciate the spell that charmed the Emperors. Later, and presumably better-behaved inhabitants were the monks who built the Certosa in an attempt to defend the island from invading Saracens. The Romantics and Grand Tourists later admired the island's rocky natural beauty, while the French occupied Anacapri and fought the English here during the Napoleonic wars. In 1826 the Grotta Azzurra was 'discovered' by a German tourist, the poet August Kopisch, and gradually the island became established as a desirable holiday haunt for artists, writers, royalty and celebrities, a status it still holds today. The port at Marina Grande was built in the twentieth century and enabled visitor numbers to rise as tourism became the island's chief industry. Capri Travel Information
Regular ferries - weather permitting - run to Capri from Naples and Sorrento. In Naples, ferries and hydrofoils embark from Molo Beverello (near Piazza Municipio) and Molo Mergellina (near the railway station of the same name). Journey time is approximately 40 minutes with a hydrofoil and 1hr 20 minutes with a ferry. The trip from Sorrento is much shorter, and there are plenty of crossings a day to cater for day trippers. Capri ferries arrive at the port of Marina Grande. From Marina Grande, buses run up to Capri town and Anacapri. There is also a funicular which travels to Capri town. If you don't fancy lugging your suitcases around, you can hand them over to a porter who will deliver them to your hotel for a fee (many hotels will arrange a porter service for you). Buses travel busily around the island, connecting Capri, Anacapri, Marina Grande, the Grotta Azzurra, Faro and Marina Piccola. Boats also run around the coastline. The island, however, is highly walkable so you may not bother too much about public transport when you're there. |
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