Take a private tour of this magical island. Steeped in history and flora and fauna, this tour is a must to experience all Capri island has to offer.
The tour lasts 6 hours and includes many historical sites:
Monastery of San Jacob
The Chartreuse of Saint Jacob, simply called "La Certosa" (Chartreuse), is the most representative example of Capri architecture. It is an ancient monastery, which now includes a museum, a school, a library and a little garden.
Gardens of Augusto - a fine example of Capri's botanical ornamentation. Capri contains a vast variety of plants and flowers offering no fewer than 850 species and 130 varieties. Despite its extremely small surface area it includes some real rarities such as the dwarf palm which has survived in a number of inaccessible areas.
The Faraglioni Rocks
The most renowned feature on Capri. There are three in total - 'Stella' (Star) or also 'F. di terra' (F. on earth) at 109 meters high, 'F. di mezzo' (Middle F.) at 81 meters high and 'Scopolo' or 'F. di fuori' (Outward F.) at 104 meters. The rocks are famous for hosting a rare variety of lizard, the so-called 'Blue lizard' (lacerta coerulea muralis or faraglionensis) that generates a peculiar bluish colour all over its body.
Cape Tragara and St Stephen's church
At Tragara one of 12 Roman imperial villas in Capri was built, connected to the landing point of Tragara's port lying below, in the small sheltered cove behind the Faraglioni. During the hot seasons the Romans lived in villas on the northern side, exposed to fresh summer breezes. Today nothing remains of this magnificent villa, except for a marble roofing now situated into the Rosary chapel at St. Stephen's church, aside the Piazzetta (Capri's main square).
Villa Jovis
After visiting Capri in 29 BC, Caesar Augustus was so taken with the island's beauty that he bought it from the city of Naples, giving up the nearby island of Ischia, which was much larger, in return. Legend has it that his successor, Tiberius, who lived there from 27 to 37 AD, built twelve villas dedicating them to the twelve gods of Olympus. From the most magnificent of these dwellings, the "Villa Jovis", he ruled the Roman Empire. Other emperors spent time in Capri and it was visited and inhabited by Roman nobles up through the IV century AD. Unfortunately there remain only 3 ruins that you can visit: Villa Jovis, Sea Palace and Damecuta. Other ruins were absorbed into most recent villas or taken to palaces and museums abroad.
Marina Piccola
Capri is an island of limestone rock that represents the outermost tip of the mountain chain on the Sorrentine peninsula. The coastline, whose dolomite cliffs fall right to the sea in many spots, is dotted with countless caves and surrounded by reefs whose shapes suggest fantastic creations. Mount Tiberio (334 m.), to the east, and Mount Solaro (589 m.) to the west are the two main peaks on the island. Between these heights, on a saddle-shaped ridge connecting the Marina Grand ("Large Marina") at the north end, and the Marina Piccola ("Small Marina") to the south, is the town of Capri (138 m.).