Rick on our little balcony at the Hotel Capri |
Afer some walking around at that very southwestern tip of the island, we returned to the town of Anacapri and took a chairlift, single seats, up to the highest point of the island. Phenominal views all around.
Rick on the chairlift on our way to to highest point on the island |
The ancient Romans left many fences, walkways and ruins all around the island.
signs of the ancient Romans at the top of the chairlift |
Augustus Cesare had his summer home here and then his son Tiberious ran the Roman empire from Capri in 24AD until his death. But there is a Phoenician staircase the pre-dates the Romans and other signs of other prehistoric life and settlements here. So they obviously used this highest point as a look out if not a settlement. It is possible to walk up and down and if I had more days, I would certainly do so. We saw a guy using the land under the lift for his terrace garden.
After that we shopped a bit in town and then took a ride out to the Grotto Azzura (Blue Grotto) but it closes when the sun moves to the other side of the island and we didn't get there until 3:00pm. We were able to take the steps right down to the water so Rick could see how tiny the opening to the cave is.
The majority of the island is for walking only and is a very steep limestone mountains, so there are many stairs to everything. Rick hates stairs but has done more stairs today at each stop than he would ever want to see again.
Yes I took the seat off the wall, used and replace it. Weird. I guess Italians prefer no seat. |
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