Capri

Poet Pablo Neruda finished writing The Captain’s Verses in 1952 while in exile on the island of Capri, second Roman emperor - Tiberius Caesar August fled Rome for Capri and in Homer’s Odyssey, its waters were inhabited by the Sirens who beckoned sailors to their deaths. Located off the Bay of Naples, Capri sits within the Tyrrhenian Sea suspended between an endless azure sky and a sparkling sea of cobalt. Blanketed with Bougainvillea, Mediterranean shrubbery, Broom flowers, and lemon trees of which have become a motif of the island from its limoncello digestivi to lemon-print designs. Capri is Slim Aarons' photographs of sunbathing beauties and Jackie Kennedy Onassis visits in capri pants. The island’s natural beauty and unpretentious dress code of white linen co-exists with mega yachts and days unrushed touring the island in open-air taxis with canvas canopies. Secluded yet public; understated and hedonistic; intimate but glamorous - Capri is a true definition of Mediterranean chic.

Scene & Seen

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CAPRI PALACE JUMEIRAH at base of Mount Solaro. The Dessert Room, with every dulce under the sun is downstairs at Il Riccio, their off-site exclusive beach club with its chic terrace and lounge that the fashion set is known to flock. The nearby famous Blue Grotto inspired a video installation by the artist Fabrizio Plessi at Capri Palace's famed two Michelin stars L’Olivo restaurant, helmed by chef Andrea Migliaccio. The restaurant’s signature dish is the lemon-scented homemade tagliolini pasta with burrata cheese, red prawns, and sea asparagus.

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HOTEL CAESAR AUGUSTUS - It's been loved by artists, travelers, princes and kings. The ancient cliff-edge villa turned into a luxury hotel with 49 beautiful bedrooms and 6 unforgettable suites, suspended between the sea and sky of surrounding Capri. The luxury of a 5-star hotel designed to look and feel just like your very own island villa with privacy guaranteed by its secluded location 300 meters above the sea. Built in 1850, the property was originally known as Villa Bitter, known for its white and yellow-striped awnings and a terrace lined with classical sculptures atop a balustrade rail including a statue of Caesar Augustus.

VILLA SAN MICHELE -” I want my house open to the sun and wind and the voice of the sea, like a Greek temple, and light, light, light everywhere", wrote Axel Munthe in his book The Story of San Michele. The Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe left his legacy as a healer with a reputation for generosity - treating impoverished patients without charge. His villa houses an important art collection of Roman, Etruscan or Egyptian origin that Munthe himself chose for their beauty as well as their symbolic significance, including the fabled 3200-year-old sphinx and his garden that is filled with rare and exotic flora. 

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CAPRI

CAPRI ROOFTOP Lounge & Bar is located above the Hotel Luna, adjacent to the Gardens of Augustus with stunning view from its clifftop terrace directly facing Capri's dramatic Faraglioni. Only a 5-minute walk from the Piazzetta, it's the perfect vista for lunch bite, afternoon espresso, sunset cocktail or after dinner nightcap. Enjoy a unique signature cocktail inspired by the flavours and scents of Capri: The Spritz n. 5 - prosecco, italicus, pink grapefruit, and peach bitters.

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FONTELINA BEACH CLUB - take the scenic walk down Via Tragara to the famed beach club La Fontelina and spend the perfect day on the island, swimming beneath the Faraglioni, soaking up the sun, eating freshly caught pezzogna in the shade of a pretty pergola and drinking a glass of sangria whilst the sun begins to set. Fontelina is the only beach club where you can laze on a sun lounger opposite the Faraglioni, before taking a dip into the Mediterranean Sea. It was here that the women of Capri used to come to macerate flax leaves in the natural pools which formed at the bottom of the cliffs to make thread used in clothing and fishing nets. The white cliff opposite the Faraglioni was known by everybody as the "E font d'o lino' which over time became the 'Fontelina'.

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HOTEL QUISISANA - a place to see and be seen situated in a lively part of old town Capri, the street-side patio of the Quisisana restaurant is always bustling during high season. Originally built as a sanatorium in 1845 by a British doctor, the Quisisana, which translates to "here one heals", hotel is synonymous with hospitality and refinement, an internationally renowned jewel, that has been a retreat for princes, movie celebrities and writers ever since its first opening. 

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RESTAURANT DA PAOLINO - immersed in an enchanting lemon grove setting, the ambience and atmosphere of the dining experience in traditional Caprese cuisine, is a must-do. Dine beneath a canopy of citrus as you enjoy the island’s eponymous salad, some lemon spaghetti and of course a splash of limoncello.

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TAVERNA ANEMA E CORE - famous after-hours club on Capri opened in 1994 to become an island institution. Each evening is unique, musical entertainment from classical Neapolitan repertoire mixed with Latin American, to old Italian songs, American pop, beat, rock and latest summer hits where you can dance and sing on the tables or perform with the band - show starts at 11pm.

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