Location: Anacapri
Top Things to do in Anacapri
Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Anacapri, Campania
Anacapri is a comune on the island of Capri, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy. The Ancient Greek prefix ana- means "up" or "above", signifying that Anacapri is located at a higher elevation on the island than Capri (about 150 m higher on average). Administratively, it has a separate status from the city of Capri. The most significant site in the village is the Villa San Michele.
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1. Monte Solaro
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5.0 based on 2,625 reviews
From Piazza della Vittoria you can take a breathtaking chairlift to the top of Mount Solaro, the highest point on Capri at 1,932 feet.
Reviewed By B1363DEsimonb - London, United Kingdom
If you’re in Anacapri you must go on the chairlift and visit the mountain peak - if you are in Capri for more than a day it’s also easy to get to by bus from the Marina or Main Square. The views across the whole island are simply stunning, and reached by single seat chairlift which climbs the mountain. It’s so peaceful and calm and a wonderful experience (unless you have vertigo - it might not be for you!). You get to the top on arrival the views are breathtaking. You can see the whole island across to the mainland and even over to Mount Vesuvius. The return trip is well worth the €12 - I didn’t see the stairs or how you’d actually make the journey back down again....
2. Chiesa San Michele
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4.5 based on 635 reviews
Church from the 17th century with its notable San Michele statue and splendid antique ceramic floor.
Reviewed By thomasozbun - Vicenza, Italy
This 18th century Baroque church has an amazing majolica floor mosaic depicting the original sin and paradise filled with animals and dating to 1761. An incredible monument to see.
3. Santa Maria a Cetrella
4. Villa San Michele
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4.5 based on 1,895 reviews
Villa San Michele is the life’s work at Capri of the Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe (1857–1949). It is surrounded by an impressive garden, which recently won the price as Italy’s most beautiful private park. Behind it is the Barbarossa mountain, that Axel Munthe turned into a sanctuary for migratory birds. Axel Munthe recounts the story of his life and the creation of the villa in The Story of San Michele (1929). It became one of the first international bestsellers in modern time. The tale that then captivated countless readers all over the world, lives on in Villa San Michele, in its rooms and garden and in the Egyptian sphinx, that silently watches the sea from its balustrade.
Reviewed By 840gabrielh - Bellaire, United States
As you ascend to the top of the mountain on the West side of Capri, you reach Anacapri, one of the two major towns on the island. Wading through the sea of tourists, and passing through a number of souvenir shops, you will find your way to Villa San Michele, currently a museum, but originally the home of Axel Munthe, a Swedish expat, physician, psychiatrist, polyglot, writer and philanthropist who arguably did more than anyone else in modern times to put Capri on the map. The museum houses the extensive collection of the archaeological and anthropological treasures collected buy Dr. Munthe, as well as numerous decorative items (sculptures, paintings, ceramics, etc.). It is also the site of the Chapel of St. Michelle and lovely gardens that surround the buildings. The view from the Villa's terraces is spectacular: most of Marina Grande, the beach below, and the Sorrento peninsula across the strait, as well as mount Vesuvius and Naples at a distance.
5. Scala Fenicia (Phoenician Steps)
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4.5 based on 252 reviews
Reviewed By Efogilvie
We walked from the bottom to the top, there were stunning views the whole way up, although it is a long way when when its over 30degrees
6. Belvedere di Migliara
7. Villa del Damecuta
8. Punta Carena Lighthouse
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4.5 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By markman2112 - Delton, United States
Very beautiful lighthouse and area. We arrived by rented scooter and enjoyed a walk around the grounds and down to the "beach" which is actually just a small natural harbor and a giant slanted piece of island down into the water. There seemed to be a couple of restaurants down near the water. When we visited, it was very quiet with few visitors. A nice place to visit.
9. Chiesa di Santa Sofia
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4.0 based on 66 reviews
Reviewed By foxbromwich - Bristol, United Kingdom
Beautiful Church on a great piazza in the centre of Anacapri town. Great for quite reflections and some amazing organ music
