Capri in 2 days, on foot

This 2-day self-guided walking plan for Capri covers 15 narrated sights in an easy day-by-day order. Each day is split into a morning and an afternoon loop, and every stop has a two to three minute audio story in the Gingerguide app.

You set the pace: this is a suggested order, not a schedule. Walk it in 2 days, or stretch it out. Reorder freely; Capri rewards a detour.

Day 1

Morning

1. Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra): Capri's most famous natural wonder, a sea cave where sunlight entering through an underwater opening creates an unearthly cobalt blue glow in the water, accessible only by rowboat through a low sea-level entrance.
2. La Piazzetta: Piazza Umberto I: The social heart of Capri, a tiny square with four famous café terraces and a clock tower, known as "the world's most famous café terrace" and the gathering point where Capri's social life has played out for over a century.
3. Villa Jovis: Tiberius's Palace: The largest and best-preserved of the twelve villas built by Emperor Tiberius on Capri, from here, on the island's eastern summit, Tiberius ruled the Roman Empire for eleven years, and the 330-metre cliff below the palace bears the sinister name Salto di Tiberio (Tiberius's Leap).
4. Gardens of Augustus: Terraced gardens laid out by the industrialist Friedrich Alfred Krupp in the early 20th century and renamed for Emperor Augustus in 1918, with bougainvillea, roses, and Mediterranean flowers cascading down the cliff above Via Krupp, offering the most photographed view of Via Krupp's zigzag path and the Faraglioni rocks.

Afternoon

1. Faraglioni Rocks: Three iconic limestone stacks rising from the sea off Capri's southern coast, the island's most recognisable natural symbol, home to a unique blue lizard, with a natural arch through which boats traditionally pass for good luck.
2. Via Krupp: A dramatic zigzag cliff path cut in 1902 by the German industrialist Friedrich Krupp, descending from the Gardens of Augustus to Marina Piccola through 100 metres of sheer cliff, one of the most remarkable pieces of path engineering in Italy.
3. Monte Solaro: Summit and Chairlift: The highest point of Capri at 589 metres, reached by a vintage single-seat chairlift from Anacapri, with views spanning the entire Bay of Naples, the Gulf of Salerno, the Sorrento peninsula, and on the clearest days the distant coast of Sicily to the south-west.
4. Anacapri Village: The upper village of Capri, quieter and less touristy than the main town, with its own distinctive character, the Villa San Michele of Axel Munthe, the Church of San Michele with its famous majolica floor, and the chairlift to Monte Solaro.

Day 2

Morning

1. Villa San Michele: Axel Munthe: The villa built by the Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe near Anacapri, the subject of his 1929 memoir The Story of San Michele, with an extraordinary terrace sphinx and views of the Bay of Naples, now open as a museum.
2. Belvedere di Tragara: The finest cliff walk on Capri, Via Tragara leads from the Piazzetta through the residential villas of the island's most exclusive residential quarter to this clifftop belvedere directly above the Faraglioni, the best photography point on the island.
3. Natural Arch (Arco Naturale): A dramatic 18-metre limestone arch on Capri's eastern coast, the collapsed remnant of a prehistoric cave, accessible by a 20-minute walk from the main town through Mediterranean woodland.
4. Capri Fashion and Via Camerelle: Capri has been a symbol of luxury and fashion since the 1950s, Via Camerelle is the island's luxury shopping street, and the Capri sandal artisans who make custom leather sandals to order represent a living artisanal tradition that predates the modern fashion industry.

Afternoon

1. Canzone del Mare Beach Club: Capri's most legendary beach club, opened in 1950 by the English entertainer Gracie Fields, Marina Piccola's famous swimming platform with a storied history as the gathering place of the 20th century's most celebrated artists, writers, and entertainers.
2. Grotta di Matermania: A large natural cave on Capri's eastern cliff, converted by the Romans into a nymphaeum (sacred grotto) with decorated walls and a mosaic floor, accessible on the cliff walk between the Natural Arch and the Belvedere di Tragara.
3. Capri Lemons and Local Products: Capri produces its own distinctive limoncello from the island's lemon groves, slightly different from the Sorrento variety, alongside other local products including Capri wine (particularly white wine from the Falanghina grape), hand-painted ceramics, and local biscuits.

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