Capri🩵🩵🩵

Wow Capri did not disappoint. I have heard so much about it over the years and luckily the weather was perfect today to make our trip there for the day. Did I mention the traffic is crazy here on the Amalfi coast? Well it seems everyone was trying to get to Capri today but apparently that’s just how it is all the time May to October with increased crowds in the summer. It took almost an hour to get to Sorrento and then a massive amount of people getting on various boats and ferries to Capri. We had tickets for a hydrofoil which was a bit bumpy but got us there in about 30 minutes. That’s our boat behind Keeley.

Capri is glitzy so normal taxis just won’t do. This is what we rode in from the marina to the town square.

Automobiles, vans, small trucks etc. are only allowed around town and not in the town. Capri is super hilly so lots of stairs and no getting around that. The taxis get you at least part of the way up but then you’re on foot. The square is beautiful and there are many expensive shops and restaurants. Our goal was mainly to hike and see how truly beautiful the island is so we headed up to the Villa Jovis first. One for the amazing view, and two to see the famous ruins from the emperor Tiberius in 26-37 AD. Yesterday we saw the wild horses and today we saw wild goats. Did you know Capri means goat in Italian? Now you do!

The Villa Jovis at this point is mainly ruins, but you can pick out some of the spaces and see original brickwork and mosaic floors.

You can go a bit higher to a church and have a spectacular view of all the boats heading to Capri along with Mt Vesuvius and all the way to Naples.

As we were heading down and to our restaurant for lunch we could see amazing villas with gorgeous manicured gardens, lemon trees and beautiful flowers.

The restaurant was in such a gorgeous setting away from the square which is so crowded, built actually into the rock itself with an outdoor seating literally suspended in the air. And we were sitting at the best possible table for a fantastic view. It was my favorite meal so far of the trip. Eggplant Parmesan first course, roasted chicken with rosemary and potatoes for second coarse and a lemon pie for dessert. Magnificent!

My favorite traveling companion🩷

After lunch we took this challenging hike down more stairs than I could count and through some natural caves that monks lived in for years. If you look closely you can still see some of the drawings inside the caves.

So many stairs in fact that they actually had a defibrillator in case it was needed right on the trail! Thankfully we all did fine.

Everywhere you looked was so beautiful!

You don’t want to miss seeing the three famous rocks that are always in the pictures of Capri. They are called the Faraglioni Rocks and small boats take people through the opening I’m sure for a significant cost.

We ended up heading back to the main square and walking through a street of all designer stores. The Rodeo Drive of Capri.

Also some amazing hotels.

Good bye Capri! We had a fantastic time and it’s definitely worth a trip if you’re on the Amalfi coast.

Tomorrow we do the Path of the Gods. Fingers crossed the weather is pleasant and no rain🤞🏻Thanks for coming along🤗