Capri
The small Italian island of Capri is 5 km from the mainland in the Bay of Naples, a celebrated beauty spot and coastal resort since the days of the Roman Republic until now. It is also part of Campania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Solaro and Villa San Michele.
Monte Solaro
Peak
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte Solaro is a mountain on the island of Capri in Campania, Italy. With an elevation of 589 m, its peak is the highest point of Capri. It contains the "Fortino di Bruto", a blockhouse which was used in battles between Britain and France in the early 19th century.
Villa San Michele
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Villa San Michele was built about the end of the 19th century on the isle of Capri, Italy, by the Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe.
Castello Barbarossa
Castle
Castello Barbarossa is an archaeological ruin and ornithological station in Anacapri, on the island of Capri, Italy. It is named after the former corsair and Ottoman Kapudan Pasha Hayreddin Barbarossa, who stormed it in 1535 and destroyed it in 1544.
Capri
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Isola di Capri”
- Category: landform
- Location: Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.54997° or 40° 32′ 60″ northLongitude
14.22652° or 14° 13′ 36″ eastPopulation
15,000Elevation
460 metres (1,509 feet)Open location code
8FGPG6XG+XJGeoNames ID
3180629
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Capri” goes by many names.
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