Capri Island - Itineraries

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Imperial Capri

The emperors Augustus and Tiberius made an important contribution to the history of the island of Capri. This itinerary is a journey through time, exploring what remains of the imperial villas. The history of Roman Capri starts in 29 B.C., year in which Octavian, the future emperor Augustus, first visited the island. Legend has it that a dying plant was miraculously brought back to life on his arrival. Apparently, this auspicious...

I Fortini coastal walk

Guarding the Gulf of Naples, Capri has always been strategically valuable. There are many fortresses, lookout posts and castles on the island. Three ancient lookout posts on the western coast, above the coves of Anacapri, were fortified by Hudson Lowe during the British occupation of the island between 1806 and 1808, (this was the time of the Napoleonic Wars when the British and French were battling it out for naval domination,...