Globalista

Capri is renowned as the jewel in southern Italy’s crown – people consider this quite right and quite wrong in equal measure. The key to enjoying this dramatically beautiful island is to avoid the sometimes overwhelming crowds and live like a true Caprese – dining at the hidden restaurants, some of which are only reachable by boat, and staying at one of the more secluded and idyllic hotels. Of course, if seriously elegant dining, shopping and enjoying the passeggiata is what you are after, the Piazzetta and the charming alleys that lead off it are the place to be in Europe in summer. But Capri at night is romantic, laidback and magical. Don’t even consider visiting as a day tripper when thousands of budget holiday-makers jam the tiny cobbled streets of Capri and Anacapri, buying glass shoes filled with lurid limoncello. But when the last ferry leaves and the sun dips behind Vesuvius, the island is transformed back to how it should be – wild, breezy and essentially Italian.

Our guide escorts you through three enchanting islands: Capri itself and its two only slighter lesser companions, Ischia and Ponza.

Globalista's Pick of the Press

16 August 2008 - The Financial Times - A Disneyland with deep history
12 July 2008 - The Independent - Lyrical charm in Capri