Italy · Campania
Plan your Capri trip
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01Your itinerary
02Where to stay
Capri town
Best for first-timers who want everything within walking distanceThe glamorous, central half of the island — walking distance to the Piazzetta, the Gardens of Augustus and the funicular, with the island's highest concentration of boutiques and restaurants on the doorstep.
A clifftop hotel near the Gardens of Augustus
Look for a property with a sea-view terrace on the quieter southern edge of town, away from the Piazzetta's evening noise.
€€€€A small guesthouse on a side lane off Via Le Botteghe
A step back from the main pedestrian flow keeps costs down while staying a five-minute walk from everything.
€€€Anacapri
Best for value and a calmer paceQuieter, more residential, and noticeably cheaper than Capri town, with easy access to the Blue Grotto, Monte Solaro and Villa San Michele — the trade-off is a bus or taxi ride down to the Piazzetta side.
A family-run hotel near Piazza Vittoria
Being near Anacapri's own small main square puts the chairlift and the evening passeggiata on your doorstep without Capri town's prices.
€€Marina Piccola & the southern cliffs
Best for beach-focused staysA handful of properties set directly above the island's main swimming cove, trading walkability to the towns for genuinely dramatic sea views and quick access to the water.
A cliffside hotel above Marina Piccola
Expect steps — a lot of them — in exchange for waking up to the Faraglioni view.
€€€€Marina Grande
Best for short stays built around ferry timesThe ferry-dock harbourfront, the least atmospheric base on the island but the most practical for an early departure or a late arrival, with the funicular up to Capri town right there.
A simple harbourview guesthouse near the funicular station
Useful if you're catching an early boat out and don't want to haul luggage down from town in the dark.
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03Tickets & tours
The Faraglioni
Three immense limestone stacks rising straight out of the sea off Capri's southern coast, the island's single most photographed sight and visible…
Tip See them from the water on a boat tour for the full scale, then again from the Belvedere di Tragara path at sunset for the classic elevated view.
Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra)
A sea cave on the island's north coast where sunlight refracts through the water to turn the interior an intense, otherworldly blue — a brief,…
Tip Go first thing in the morning and check forecasts the day before; the grotto closes entirely whenever the sea swell makes the low entrance unsafe.
Gardens of Augustus
Small, immaculately terraced gardens above Capri town delivering the single best easy-access view on the island: the Faraglioni, the bay, and the…
Tip The small entry fee is trivial and the gardens take twenty minutes — come in the late afternoon when the light on the Faraglioni is best.
Via Krupp
A dramatic switchback footpath carved directly into a sheer cliff face in the early 1900s, connecting the Gardens of Augustus down to Marina Piccola…
Tip It has been closed for landslide repairs more than once over the years; check locally whether it's open before counting on it, and view it from above regardless if it is…
Monte Solaro & the Anacapri chairlift
A twelve-minute chairlift from Anacapri's main piazza up to the island's highest point, 589 metres above the sea, with an uninterrupted 360-degree…
Tip Go in the first hour after opening for the clearest air and the shortest queue, and wear something warmer than you think you'll need — it's noticeably cooler and windier…
Villa San Michele
The house and garden built by Swedish physician and writer Axel Munthe in Anacapri, filled with ancient fragments and opening onto one of the…
Tip Combine it with a wander through Anacapri's quieter lanes immediately after — the two together make a genuinely peaceful half-day.
Villa Jovis
The ruins of Emperor Tiberius's clifftop retreat on the island's eastern promontory, from where he is said to have ruled the Roman Empire by…
Tip It's a genuine uphill walk from Capri town with little shade — bring water and go in the morning before the midday heat sets in.
Marina Piccola
The island's main swimming cove, a small rocky-beach bay beneath dramatic cliffs with a handful of bathing establishments and a view straight out…
Tip Arrive before 10am in summer to get a sunbed, or skip the paid establishments and swim from the free rocks at either end of the bay.
Piazzetta (Capri town centre)
The tiny, famously glamorous square at the heart of Capri town, ringed by café terraces, a Baroque church facade, and decades of celebrity sightings…
Tip Have one coffee here to see what the fuss is about, then do your actual eating and drinking a few streets away for a fraction of the price.
Day trips from Capri
Sorrento
The mainland town most ferries to Capri depart from — a clifftop base of its own worth a half-day if you're routing through, with its own old-town…
Day tripPositano and the Amalfi Coast
Seasonal ferries run directly between Capri and Positano, making a day trip onto the Amalfi Coast's cliffside towns possible without backtracking…
Day tripNaples and Mount Vesuvius
The fast ferry back to Naples puts the chaotic, magnificent city and the day-trip climb up Vesuvius within easy reach for anyone basing a longer trip…
Day tripBrowse tickets, tours and activities
Skip-the-line tickets, guided tours and day trips, all in one place on Booking.com.
04Getting there & around
Getting around — and getting there
There is no bridge and no airport. Everyone arrives by boat, almost always from Naples (roughly fifty minutes by fast ferry) or Sorrento (around twenty to twenty-five minutes), docking at Marina Grande on the island's north side.
Flights
Compare fares into Capri and pick dates that suit the days you planned.
Airport transfers
Book a private or shared ride from the airport so the first evening starts at your door, not at a ticket queue.
Car hire
Only worth it for day trips beyond the city — in town, the plan above works on foot and public transport.
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