Capri Island Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Capri showing boating, a bay or harbour and a coastal town
Marina Piccola showing a beach and tropical scenes
Marina Piccola featuring general coastal views
Mount Solaro showing views, hiking or walking and a bay or harbour
Marina Piccola which includes a coastal town, tropical scenes and kayaking or canoeing

Explore this glamorous island off Italy’s southern coast that captivates with its beauty, ancient relics and rugged landscapes.

Picturesque Capri is famed for its mix of history, nature, culture and mythology. For more than 2,000 years this small Mediterranean island has been a favorite vacation spot of the rich and powerful.

Roman emperors built their vacation homes here and 19th-century writers, artists and aristocrats included the stop on their grand tour of Europe. In the 1950s, movie stars began mooring their yachts in the harbors. Today, the island is still a popular playground of the international jet set and is the epitome of Italian chic. Experience the staggering vistas, secluded coves, Roman ruins, deep blue water and fashionable boutiques.

Visit the Blue Grotto, a fabled sea cavern of luminous water and one of the sights that’s on most Capri travel itineraries. Reach the cave by boat from Porto Marina Grande. The short trip takes you part way around the island. Use the journey as an opportunity to observe Capri’s limestone cliffs and caves from the sea. If you are excited by natural landscapes make a visit to Mount Solaro, the island’s tallest peak.

Capri enjoys a Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and mild winters, making sunbathing a popular choice with locals and visitors. Let the beaches of Marina Piccola seduce you with their views of the Faraglioni Rocks, Capri’s giant sea stacks. According to Greek mythology the marina is the place where the Sirens lured sailors to their deaths.

Stay overnight on Capri to dine in a seafood restaurant, enjoy a drink in a hotel bar and dance until the early morning in one of the nightclubs.

Capri is a small island, just 4.5 miles (7 kilometers) long and 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) wide. The best way to get around is by bus. There are regular services between the towns of Capri and Anacapri, and Porto Marina Grande and Marina Piccola. There is no car rental service on the island.

Capri is approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Naples. Catch a ferry or hydrofoil from Naples or Sorrento.

Where to stay in Capri Island

Capri featuring rocky coastline, general coastal views and a coastal town

Capri Town

If you're spending some time in Capri Town, Piazza Umberto I and Gardens of Augustus are top sights worth seeing.

Capri Town
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Tiberio

If you're spending some time in Tiberio, Capridream and Villa of Tiberius are top sights worth seeing.

Tiberio
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Matermania

While visiting Matermania, you might make a stop by sights like Arco Naturale and Grotta di Matromania.

Matermania
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4 out of 5
Via Marina Piccola 118, Capri, NA
The price is NZ$275 per night from 15 Oct to 16 Oct
NZ$275
15 Oct - 16 Oct
includes taxes & fees
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Hotel della Piccola Marina

Hotel della Piccola Marina

4 out of 5
Via Mulo 14 -16, Capri, NA
The price is NZ$511 per night from 17 Oct to 18 Oct
NZ$511
17 Oct - 18 Oct
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Capri. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (731 reviews)
"The hotel is really well designed and run like a true luxury resort. Every one was very friendly and helpful. Clean, well-run, a terrific place to stay,,, very close to downtown shops and restaurants, but it didn't have the noise and congestion of the downtown area. Nice views of the ocean from the ..."

Reviewed on 10 Oct 2025

Hotel della Piccola Marina
Caesar Augustus, Relais & Chateaux Hotel

Caesar Augustus, Relais & Chateaux Hotel

5 out of 5
Via G Orlandi 4, Anacapri, NA
The price is NZ$1,313 per night from 15 Oct to 16 Oct
NZ$1,313
15 Oct - 16 Oct
includes taxes & fees
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Caesar Augustus, Relais & Chateaux Hotel
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Oliveto Capri

Oliveto Capri

17 Via Marino Occhio, Capri, NA
Stay at this apartment in Capri. Enjoy free WiFi, in-room massages, and daily housekeeping. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (50 reviews)
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Reviewed on 12 Sept 2025

Oliveto Capri
Alcione Residence

Alcione Residence

Via Cristoforo Colombo 135, Positano, SA
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Reviewed on 4 Oct 2025

Alcione Residence
Villaggio Campeggio Santa Fortunata Campogaio

Villaggio Campeggio Santa Fortunata Campogaio

4 out of 5
Via Capo 39, Sorrento, NA
Stay at this 4-star beach campground in Sorrento. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a private beach. Popular attractions Sorrento Beach and Sorrento Marina ...
8/10 Very Good! (370 reviews)
Good experience
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Reviewed on 7 Oct 2025

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