Escursione a Capri, l'isola azzurra

Excursion to Capri

Escursione a Capri, l'isola azzurra

An excursion to the island of Capri can not miss in your stay at our holiday home.

The most famous island in the world can be reached from the port of Castellammare di Stabia which is about 10 minutes walk from our holiday home.

Capri is a popular tourist stop and its coasts, the stacks and its sea will leave you with a wonderful memory.

We also organize excursions to Capri by private boat that depart from the port of Castellammare di Stabia and sailing along the Sorrento coast, you can admire the landscape, the remains of the Roman Villa of Queen Giovanna, and much more. Or you can rent a boat or dinghy and navigate independently.

Excursion to Capri

Tour / excursion to Capri includes:

A boat tour around the most famous island in the world, an experience of sea, sun relaxation and fun, a small group, away from the crowds.

Departure for Capri with navigation along the Sorrento coast. During the journey you can admire the suggestive landscape of the Sorrento coast. In particular the remains of the Roman Villa of Queen Giovanna, and much more.

During the tour of the island, the boat will stop to visit: the Blue Grotto, the White Grotto, and the Green Grotto; along the way you can observe the Natural Arch, the Villa of Curzio Malaparte, the Faraglioni and the Punta Carena Lighthouse.

During the stops you can swim or snorkel, while the aperitif is always served on board.

Stop for about 4 hours and a half to visit the island, with the help of a detailed map of Capri in language.

A bit of information about Capri

The island of Capri is located in the Gulf of Naples and in the Gulf of Salerno, between the Sorrento-Amalfi peninsula, Capo Miseno and the islands of Procida and Ischia.

Of limestone origin, its lower section is in the center, while its sides are high and surrounded mostly by frightening precipices, where there are numerous caves.

Its orography is composed, on the west by the slopes of Mount Solaro and, on the east by Mount Tiberius.

The Greek historian and geographer Strabo in his geography believed that Capri had once been united with the mainland.

This hypothesis was later confirmed both by the geological analogy that links the island to the Sorrento peninsula and by some archaeological discoveries.

Two urban realities coexist on the island, different both for their natural geographical separation and for traditions and ethnic origin: Capri and Anacapri.

This differentiation is explained by the natural proximity of Capri to the sea. The presence of the port has in fact facilitated commercial and cultural exchanges with the Kingdom of Naples and consequently determined its greater economic well-being.

The two communities were in eternal conflict, committed to defending their own rights, exasperated by the lack of true autonomy that forced them to accept, over the centuries, the pressing demands of the administrators sent from the continent as controllers of the local economy. Capri was visited by several emperors who had twelve villas built.

The Faraglioni

The faraglioni of Capri are three rocky peaks located south-east of the homonymous island, famous all over the world thanks to the suggestive and historical overview offered by the gardens of Augustus.

These protrusions are identified with three distinct names: the first (joined to the mainland) is the Faraglione di Terra;

the second, separated from the first by the sea, is that of Mezzo;

while the third, reaching out towards the sea, is the Faraglione di Fuori. The latter is well known because it is the only habitat of the famous blue lizard.

The faraglioni are:

Faraglione di Terra (or Stella), which is the only one still connected to the mainland, is the highest with its 109 meters;

Faraglione di Mezzo (or Saetta), is the one in which the cavity in the center is present, a 60-meter-long natural tunnel that crosses it entirely, reaches a height of 81 meters.

The name may be attributed to a cult of the Madonna della Libera, also known as Stella Maris, to whom a fourteenth-century chapel on Mount Castiglione was dedicated;

Faraglione di Fuori (or Scopolo), that is promontory on the sea, which reaches a height of 104 meters. The famous blue lizard lives on this very faraglione.

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