Just off the coast of Naples and Sorrento a great rock soars like a dream lost in the cobalt blue sea that surrounds it. This Mediterranean jewel, yearned for and exalted in some of the world’s most famous lyric poetry, is the island of Capri. The intoxicating fragrance of flowers, delicate splashes of color, recollections of a millennial past and a peaceful charm, shattered only by the shrill cry of seagulls, are just some of the magical qualities of this mythical isle.
Caesar Augustus was the first to discover the charm of Capri when he visited the island in 29 BC. So taken was he with the island’s beauty that he traded the nearby fertile Ischia for it with the city of Naples.
Today, visitors disembarking at Marina Grande may choose to visit the Blue Grotto, a natural cave illuminated in a deep blue color of water and sunlight. The town of Capri, further up on the island, can be reached by funicular and is renowned for its stylish and cosmopolitan atmosphere. Ascending further, one reaches Anacapri and its magnificent Villa San Michele, the dream-come-true mansion of Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe. Mt. Solaro, the island’s summit, is a mere twelve-minute ride on a chairlift from Anacapri.
| Cost: |
EUR 60.00 per person |
| Payable: |
cash or travelers checks to AESU tour director |
| Departure hotel: |
12:00noon |
| Return to hotel: |
6:30pm* |
| Dress: |
comfortable clothes (shorts, t-shirt, sneakers); bring your bathing suit and towel if you want to go to the beach! |
| *Please check with your tour director for detailed schedules |
| After arriving in Sorrento, your tour leader will take you to the port of Sorrento, where your group will embark for Capri. Once in Marina Grande, take the funicular to Capri town where lunch is awaiting you. Later, you may visit the Blue Grotto, ride to Anacapri and Mt. Solaro, or sunbathe at one of the island’s beaches. The price of EUR 50.00 includes round-trip by boat from Sorrento to Capri, as well as lunch at a local restaurant and guidance by your tour director. If the entire group books this option, the tour can depart from Naples to allow for more time on Capri. Prices are subject to change. |
| Contact your tour director overseas to sign up. |
|
