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Walking in the isle of

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Do it yourself tour
A little history
By Car to Naples port from Tangenziale (superstrada).On Tangenziale, you will pass exits such as Licola, Varcaturo, and Agnano.
Keep straight, through the tunnel, then yon get off at the next exit, Fuorigrotta.
Pay the toll and go left, under a small tunnel arriving to a main stoplight.
Follow road, under a second tunnel, arriving to Piazzale Tecchio and another stoplight Keep straight to the third stoplight and go left.
Then follow the road straight until you go under a very long tunnel.
At the end of this tunnel you will be in Piazza San Nazzaro (there will be a big fountain to your left, in the middle of this piazza).
Come to the stoplight straight ahead, and take a right onto the water, and an immediate left onto via Caracciolo.
You will see the ticket windows and hydrofoils of Mergellina port (to your right).
monte solaroParking is available only on the road.
If you want to go to Molo Beverello, keep straight, passing the Mergellina port, along the water-front (via Caracdolo), passing the Egg Castle, the Royal Palace, then to your left (across from the New Castle) is Molo Beverello.
You can park inside the port by paying a fee. By train to Naples Port
For Molo Beverello port:
From Piazza Garibaldi (the square outside the train station), take the bus or trolley car (tram) to Piazza Municipio (approx. 25 minute ride, cost is lire 1,500 per person per way). Purchase your ticket bus/tram ticket at the train station. Molo Beverello port is to your left. As you enter the port you will notice the ticket windows on your right.

For Mergellina port:
Once you arrive at the Napoli centrale main train station, you must take the subway, Metropolitana, (take steps and go underneath the station ) toward Garibaldi station in the direction of Pozzuoli, and get off at the Mergellina stop (approx. 20 minutes, cost is lire 1.500 one way): When you exit the station, the port is to your right, a 10 minute walk downhill, passing the Piazza San Nazzaro square with the fountain.Times far the hydrofoils leaving from both Margellina and Molo Beverello ports. Be sure to check times for departure and return to be sure there were no last minute cancellation or changes, as schedules can change without notice.

Suggested Tour
Boats to Capri dock at the Marina Grande, port located on the island's north shore. All but one of the major attractions are high up in the hills, so while you're still at sea level you should head directly to the famous Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra) before the tour groups arrive. People come from all over the world to marvel at this fantastic cavern, and in the process of doing so have made it one of those inescapable tourist traps. Fortunately, it actually is an incredible, not-to-be-missed sight, one well worth the expense and bother of reaching.
An entire local industry has sprung up around the transport of visitors to this highly inaccessible place on the water's edge at the bottom of a steep cliff. Motorboats take groups of tourists from Marina Grande to the cave's tiny entrance, where you will be put into a small rowboat and taken inside.The Blue Grotto was well known to the ancient Romans, who used it as a temple of sorts. Several interesting underwater archaeological finds have been made there in recent years, but it appears to have been largely forgotten until being "rediscovered" by tourist promoters in 1826. The magical effect of its unearthly luminescent is, of course, caused by refraction of the sun's rays. The Grotto is open daily from 9 a.m. until one hour before sunset, but not when the sea is rough. Back at Marina Grande, you can take either the funicular (summers only) or a bus to the delightful time town of Capri, 150 m. above the port. Its main square, Piazza Umberto I (known as the little square. La Piazzetta), is a charming place lined with busy outdoor cafes. You will be returning to it several times during the day as nearly all of the paths and roads on the island radiate from there.

Villa di Tiberio
- The entire Roman Empire was presumably ruled from this villa between A.D. 27 and 37, the last ten years of the reign of Tiberius. An ancient legend has it that the emperor took pleasure in having people who displeased him thrown off the thousand-root-high cliff, but there is no factual evidence of this. Now in a state of ruin, the immense villa is, nevertheless, a fascinating place to explore. At its highest peak there is a chapel with a huge bronze Madonna, installed in 1979.
The villa. is open daily except Mondays and some holidays, from 9 a.m. until one hour before sunset.On the way back, you will come to a fork in the road just before the town of Capri, this is marked for the:
Arco Naturale
and makes an interesting little side trip to a peculiar natural stone arch by the water's edge. It is not necessary to go all the way down to admire the view.
Nearby, another trail leads to the: Matromania Grotto, possibly used in prehistoric times for human sacrifices, and later decorated by the Romans. Return to Piazza Umberto I, where yon can sit down at an outdoor cafe for a welcome rest.
From here you may want to continue on Via Vittorio Fmanuele, Via Serena, and Via certosa to the former: Carthusian Monastery (Certosa di San Giacomo), dating from the 14th century. Its restored Gothic church and cloisters are quite interesting, and there are a few Roman artifacts removed from the Blue Grotto on display. A short distance beyond this are the:
Augustus Gardens
(Giardini di Angusto), a lovely public park overlooking some fabulous scenery. In its northwest corner there is a small statue of Lenin, who spent a very un-communistic exile in luxurious Capri after the abortive first revolution.
From the gardens it is possible to descend the steep and narrow Via Krupp, also called Via Augusto, to the Marina Piccola, a small harbor and beach from which you can get a bus back to Capri town. Otherwise, return the way you came.Back in the town, board a bus or taxi to the island's other settlement:Perched nearly a 300 m. above the sea, this attractive village could only be reached via the Scala Fenicia, a staircase of over 800 steps probably built by the ancient Greeks, until a hair-raising road was constructed in the late 19* century. Once there, walk uphill from Piazza della Vittoria on Via Munthe to the:
Villa San Michele
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Built about a century ago by the noted Swedish doctor and author Axel Munthe over the ruins of another of Tiberius' villas, it contains ancient sculptures as well as furnishings from the 17th and 18th centuries. The gardens are especially enchanting. Visits may usually be made on any day, from 9a.m. to 6 p.m.
The highest vantage point on Capri is
Monte Solaro, whose peak rises 600 m. above the sea. You can get to the top in 12 minutes by riding the chairlift from Anacapri. On a clear day it is possible to see completely across the Bay of Naples to the Apennine Mountains running down the spine of Italy, a breathtaking panorama indeed. The lift runs every day except Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with shorter hours in the winter.
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