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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Capri

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Capri, Italy

Updated August 16, 2022

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Capri, Italy

Arco Naturale (Natural Arch)

This clifftop arch is a natural stunner.
Reconstruction of Villa Jovis by C. Weichardt (1900)

Capri, Italy

Villa Jovis

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.
Gennarino Scugnizzo

Capri, Italy

Gennarino Scugnizzo

This bronze boy sits on one of Capri's rocky cliffs, waving at the passing boats.
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Visitors can see Vesuvius from the pergola.

Anacapri, Italy

Villa San Michele

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.
1 mile from Capri

Anacapri, Italy

Church of San Michele

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.
1 mile from Capri
Inside the Blue Grotto

Anacapri, Italy

Grotta Azzurra (Blue Grotto)

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
2 miles from Capri
The watchtower and the lighthouse

Massa Lubrense, Italy

Punta Campanella

A crumbling watchtower and a lighthouse overlooks the site believed to be the Sirens' cliff in the "Odyssey."
4 miles from Capri
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