Thursday - Capri

This morning we left the apartment at about 7.30 am to try and beat the hordes of people going to Capri. We got a ferry at 8.10, ate our morning croissants on board rather than in a café and immediately caught a bus up the hill to Anacapri. The views were wonderful, though the day was not as clear as the previous day. After our morning coffee ( the most expensive we have had) we visited Axel Munthe’s house San Michele. He was a 19th century Swedish writer and physician who lived here for a number of years. He built the villa on top of an old Roman villa, on the edge of the cliff. The gardens are well cared for and have assorted old statues displayed. There were lots of people around, but visiting the house was OK, but I am pleased we went when we did.

While we were having lunch we talked about whether to go in a cable car to the highest point in the island for more views or spend a few extra euros each and take a taxi ride back down the hill to Capri in a typical Caprese taxi cab – white, with no roof and coloured leather seats. We chose the taxi ride – it was great fun. Capri was far too crowded so we got the furnicular railway back to the port. We dawdled over afternoon tea and caught the ferry back to Sorrento.