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Gennarino Scugnizzo Di Capri
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Tradition has it that visitors to the island of Capri - especially women - greet the Scugnizzo Gennarino, the beautiful bronze statue that stands at the entrance to the Marina Grande. The statue, which represents a Neapolitan scugnizzo - seated with his arm raised in greeting - has for years greeted visitors to the azure island as they arrive by boat or ferry from the mainland.
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White Grotta
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The Grotta Bianca ("white cave") is a sea cave located on the island of Capri, Italy. It derives its name from white incrustations of calcareous matter upon its sides, and from clusters of white stalactites which hang from the roof and fringe the entrance.
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Natural Arch
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The Arco Naturale is a natural arch on the east coast of the island of Capri. Dating from the Paleolithic age, it is the remains of a collapsed grotto. The arch spans 12 m at a height of 18 m above ground and consists of limestone.
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Villa Malaparte
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Villa Malaparte (also Casa Malaparte) is a house on Punta Massullo, on the eastern side of the isle of Capri, Italy. It is considered to be one of the best examples of Italian modern and contemporary architecture.
The house was conceived around 1937 by the well-known Italian architect Adalberto Libera for Curzio Malaparte. Malaparte, however, rejected Libera's design and went on to build the home himself with the help of Adolfo Amitrano, a local stonemason.
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Faraglioni
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The Capri faraglioni (Neapolitan: Faragliune 'e Capri) are three small rocky islets (stacks) in the Bay of Naples, off the island of Capri. Their notable shapes result from erosion due to wind, rain, and sea waves.
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Marina Piccola
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Marina Piccola (also Marina di Mulo) is located on the southern side of the island of Capri. It is near the Faraglioni sea stacks to the southeast. The Via Krupp is a historic switchback paved footpath which connect the Charterhouse of San Giacomo and the Gardens of Augustus area with Marina Piccola.
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Belvedere di Tragara
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Punta Tragara is the most famous belvedere on the island of Capri, a veritable rocky promontory overlooking the sea. Not only can you admire the Faraglioni in all their splendour, but from Punta Tragara you can see as far as Marina Piccola and the Scoglio delle Sirene.
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Via Krupp
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Via Krupp is a historic hairpin turn paved footpath on the island of Capri, connecting the Charterhouse of San Giacomo and the Gardens of Augustus area with Marina Piccola. Commissioned by the German industrialist Friedrich Alfred Krupp, the path covers an elevation difference of about 100 m.
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Grotta Verde
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The Green Grotto is one of the most exciting inlets on the island of Capri, where, thanks to the reflection of light among the rocks and the seabed, the emerald green color of the water inside is so intense that it creates a strong desire to dive into those waters.
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Anacapri
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Anacapri is a comune on the island of Capri, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy.
Anacapri is located higher on the island than Capri (about 150 m (490 ft) higher on average)—the Ancient Greek prefix ana- meaning "up" or "above". Administratively, it maintains a separate status from the comune of Capri.
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Punta Carena Lighthouse
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Punta Carena Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Carena) is an active lighthouse, located in the southwest side of the island of Capri on the head of the same name, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of Anacapri.
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Blue Grotto
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The Blue Grotto is a sea cave on the north coast of the island of Capri. Sunlight shining through an underwater cavity is reflected back upward through the seawater below the cavern, giving the water a blue glow that illuminates the cavern. The cave extends some 50 metres (160 ft) into the cliff at the surface, and is about 150 metres (490 ft) deep, with a sandy bottom.
