Capri in a Day: La Dolce Vita, Capri, Italy

The beautiful island of Capri is often associated with ‘la dolce vita’ (even though the original film was set in Rome), and a visit to Capri makes the perfect day trip from the Amalfi coast (with ferries and hydrofoils from Naples, Ischia, Procida, Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi).

My initial experience on arrival, however, did not quite live up to this ‘dolce vita’ reputation, as instead of taking the funicular (railway) from the port I decided to walk up to the town of Capri from Marina Grande, which is all uphill and takes about 20 to 25 minutes! I could be heard grumbling all the way up, as even though it was only about 10 am it was already incredibly hot (and a funicular ticket is only 1€80!).

Given, this active start to the day, I was extremely glad that I had opted to wear my comfy and stylish sandals from Franchetti Bond, and Franchetti Bond are offering all my readers a discount of 10% on anything on their site with the code ‘velvet10’.

Despite my initial grumblings, Capri is a beautiful island and the views were well worth the effort! Read on for some ideas of what to do on Capri.

At the end of this exertion, I arrived at Capri’s famous Piazzetta where a marmalade croissant and a coffee, basking in the sun, restored my good humour and my impression of Capri! There are four café bars in the Piazzetta and all are similarly priced and offer similar refreshment. (I tried two of the four and the service was very friendly in both!). ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).