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Capri (/ ˈ k æ p r i / KAP-ree, US also / k ə ˈ p r iː, ˈ k ɑː p r i / kə-PREE, KAH-pree; Italian:) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Italy.
Capri is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples situated on the island of Capri in Italy. It comprises the centre and east of the island, while the west belongs to Anacapri . Main sights
Piazza Umberto I. Piazza Umberto I (or Piazza Umberto Primo [1] from the 1930s, La Piazzetta, meaning "little square"; nicknamed, "the little theater of the world") [2] is the most famous square of the island of Capri, Italy.
Via Camerelle is a street in Capri, Campania, known for being the island's major commercial street.. Formerly known as Via Anticaglia, along its route stand the ruins of forty cisterns that served as the base and terracing for the road designed by the Romans that connected the Castiglione to the imperial villa of Tragara.
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 (330 ft).
Looking east from Villa San Michele towards Capri harbor (Marina Grande) Map of Capri with Villa San Michele shown north-east of Anacapri. The Villa San Michele was built about the end of the 19th century on the isle of Capri, Italy, by the Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe. [1]
Marina Grande is located on the northern side of the island. Travel between the Marina Piccola and the Marina Grande occurs by circling around the Faraglioni stacks.Before 1928, docking took place directly in the bay, but it has since been developed into a port and seaside resort with a notable beach, which is the largest on the island.
Monte Solaro is a mountain on the island of Capri in Campania, Italy. With an elevation of 589 m, its peak is the highest point of Capri. [1] Statue of Emperor Augustus. It contains the "Fortino di Bruto", a blockhouse which was used in battles between Britain and France in the early 19th century. [2]