Capri Island

We went to the Italian island of Capri in August 2011. We stopped over at Naples for a night before taking the ferry to Capri. It was about a 40 minute journey. We stayed in Capri for 3 nights. The weather was amazingly sunny and hot. 

The island is divided into two towns - Capri and Anacapri. Anacapri is a different side of the island - no sea views, but there are several other things to see (cathedrals, museums). We spent a couple of hours at Anacapri and the rest of 4 days at Capri. 

We stayed at Hotel Excelsior Parco and was upgraded to two suites. It's one of the best hotels we've stayed throughout our entire Italy trip. The service upon check in to our stay and checkout was excellent, breakfast was good and the best part of all - free shuttle from the port to hotel and also to and fro the city and hotel.

 Il Funiculare from Marina Grande to Capri

 Luxury shopping street at Capri

Top of August's Garden

At the top of Marina Piccola overlooking the bay

View from Piazzetta in Capri city centre

Villas on Capri

Fancy some limoncello, anyone?

August's Garden

Marina Piccola from August's garden

Marina Piccola

We rented a private boat to bring us around the coast of Capri for €200. Here are some photos taken under the wonderful sun and sea. We visited the Blue Grotto as well (entry here).

Ahoy there!

Our boat

  Grotta Meravigliosa

 Faraglione

Capri is a wonderful place to visit over the summer despite it being one of the expensive islands to go in summer. Good seafood, wine, limoncello, sun, sea and boat.

Blue Grotto

While at Capri, we went to the famous Blue Grotto - also known as Grotta Azzurra in Italian. It's a sea cave located at the coast of Capri island. It's a blue reflection that illuminates the cavern when sunlight passes through the underwater cavity.

We rented a private boat that brought us around Capri's coast. The Blue Grotto was one of the stops we made.

To get to the cave, there are a lot of other smaller row boats which people have to take to get into the cave. It costs around €12.50 per person.

Here are some photos taken inside the Blue Grotto (photos are not of the best quality, but rather just focus on how blue the cave is):

Brilliant blue!