Destination · from the port
- from the port
- 40 minutes sailing from the port
The Faraglioni from the sea, a swim in the coves of Marina Piccola and the return in the late afternoon.
- Where we stop
- At anchor off the Faraglioni, or at Marina Piccola when the wind is from the north. To go ashore we use the tender, avoiding the queues at the port of Marina Grande.
- When to go
- Early in the morning. From about 10:30 the round-the-island boats arrive and the sea around the Faraglioni becomes crowded.
The places around Capri that are best seen from the boat.
Three rocks in a line off the coast of Capri. The middle one is pierced by a natural tunnel 58 metres long; on the third lives a blue lizard found nowhere else.
From the sea. The boat approaches the base of the three rocks; only the island’s small boats pass under the arch.
The blue does not come from the entrance but from a submerged opening beneath it: the light passes through the water and lights the cave from below. The entrance rises barely a metre above the water.
From the sea. You enter lying down, in a rowing boat steered by a boatman.
Good to know. With rough seas or at high tide the grotto stays closed.
The bay below the cliff of Monte Solaro: two pebble beaches divided by the Sirens’ Rock.
From the sea. It is the most sheltered bay on the island, and the usual stop when the sea is rough.
An octagonal white lighthouse with vertical red stripes, in service since 1867, with the keeper’s house in red brick at its base. It marks the far tip of the island.
From the sea. It is the only point on Capri from which you see the sun set into the sea.
Good to know. The lighthouse belongs to the Italian Navy and cannot be visited.
