Capri

Une page de destination est organisée autour du temps : quand le lieu est incontournable, quels événements le rendent tel, et comment il évolue au fil de l'année — puis la géographie pratique (aéroports, marinas, quartiers, zones hôtelières).

Off the southern edge of the Bay of Naples, Capri rises as a limestone island of just over 10 square kilometers, reachable only by sea. The emperor Tiberius governed the Roman Empire from here for the last decade of his reign, retreating to Villa Jovis in AD 27 and never returning to Rome; the villa's ruins remain among the best-preserved imperial residences in Italy. Nineteenth-century rediscovery of the Blue Grotto and a following wave of European writers, artists and expatriates built the island's modern reputation, and by the twentieth century Capri had become one of the Mediterranean's fixed points for visitors seeking a retreat with a longer literary and aristocratic history behind it than most beach resorts can claim. About 13,000 people live across the island's two towns, Capri and the higher, quieter Anacapri.

The island's one dedicated event is Capri, Hollywood, a film festival honoring American cinema held in late December into January, timed to the island's quietest season rather than its high-summer crowds. Outside that week, Capri's calendar is set entirely by the weather and the ferry schedule: a long, well-attended season from Easter to October, and a much smaller, largely local island for the rest of the year.

01Quand Capri matières

Douze mois d'activité calculés à partir des événements figurant au calendrier de cette destination — l'importance de chaque événement est répartie sur les jours qu'il occupe. Les événements à l'origine de chaque mois sont indiqués en regard de la barre.

Jan Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival

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High season · Jul–AugCapri, Hollywood · Dec–Jan

Capri Postcard - View from Termini (Massa Lubrense)

Capri-Town, Capri island, Campania, Italy

02Le calendrier ici

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26 Dec → Jan 2, 2027

Capri · Italy · Film Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival December 26, 2026 – January 2, 2027 Tendance historique

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Film Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival Dec 26 – Jan 2

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03Pourquoi c'est important

Capri's pull rests on geography rather than any single institution: a small, dramatic island close enough to Naples and Sorrento for a day trip but distinct enough, with its vehicle restrictions and cliff-top setting, to feel apart from the mainland entirely. Capri, Hollywood is a modest addition to that reputation, not its source.

04L'année, mois par mois

JanvierCapri, Hollywood concludes its run in the first days of the month, honoring American cinema on an island otherwise at its quietest and least populated.

FévrierThe quietest month of the year, with many hotels and restaurants closed and the island largely returned to its roughly 13,000 residents.

MarsThe first signs of the season's return, though most seasonal businesses remain closed until closer to Easter.

AvrilThe season reopens in earnest around Easter, with vehicle restrictions for non-residents beginning as visitor traffic picks up.

MaiA favored month for visiting before full summer crowds arrive, with comfortable temperatures and the Faraglioni and Blue Grotto at their least crowded during the open season.

JuinEarly summer brings rising visitor numbers as the swimming season gets fully underway.

JuilletHigh season begins, with Marina Grande and the funicular to Capri town at their busiest.

AoûtThe peak of the Italian summer holiday period, when the island is at its fullest and least suited to visitors seeking quiet.

SeptembreCrowds ease as the summer holiday period ends, leaving warm water and thinner crowds through the month.

OctobreA favored shoulder month, with mild weather continuing as most seasonal businesses remain open through the end of the month.

NovembreThe season winds down, vehicle restrictions ease, and many hotels and restaurants close for the winter by the month's end.

DécembreA quiet month until its final week, when Capri, Hollywood brings the island's one winter event, running from late December into January.

Marina Grande, Capri island, Campania, Italy

05Météo par mois

Source: Wikipedia climate table for Capri (station Capri, elevation 160m, WMO 1991-2020 climate normals via NOAA/NCEI); sea temperatures are seatemperature.info's published monthly averages for Capri. Moyennes à long terme ; une semaine donnée peut différer.
Mois	°C max.	Bas °C	Pluie mm	Mer °C
Janvier	13.7	8.7	71.4	15.5
Février	14.3	8.2	58.1	14.6
Mars	16.8	9.8	52.7	14.6
Avril	19.8	12.1	40.4	15.9
Mai	24.4	15.8	25.8	19.0
Juin	28.7	19.9	16.2	23.2
Juillet	31.7	22.3	10.9	26.2
Août	32.4	23.0	23.9	26.8
Septembre	28.3	19.9	58.4	25.0
Octobre	23.5	16.6	87.6	22.2
Novembre	18.3	12.9	95.6	19.6
Décembre	14.6	9.9	84.9	17.2

06Comment s'y rendre et se déplacer

AéroportsNaples International (Capodichino) (NAP) · 40 km · commercial — the nearest airport; from Naples, ferries and hydrofoils to Capri run from the Molo Beverello and Calata di Massa piers, roughly 45-80 minutes depending on the service.

MarinasMarina Grande — the island's main port, on the north coast, taking ferries, hydrofoils and private boats.Marina Piccola — the smaller south-coast harbor, used mainly for swimming and smaller craft.

Se déplacerCapri has no airport; ferries and hydrofoils connect Marina Grande to Naples, Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi, with reduced service outside the main season. A funicular climbs from Marina Grande to Capri town, a chairlift reaches the summit of Monte Solaro from Anacapri, and a public bus network and open-top taxis connect the two towns and the Blue Grotto. Non-resident vehicles are heavily restricted for most of the year.

07Où se trouvent les choses

Quartiers

Capri (town)the island's main town, centered on the Piazzetta, above Marina Grande via the funicular.

Anacaprithe higher, quieter of the island's two towns, on the slopes of Monte Solaro.

Marina Grandethe north-coast port and arrival point for ferries and hydrofoils.

Marina Piccolathe south-coast harbor near the Faraglioni sea stacks.

Quartiers d'hôtels

Capri town's Piazzetta and the streets around it hold the island's best-known hotels, within walking distance of the funicular from Marina Grande. Anacapri, higher up Monte Solaro, offers a quieter, less crowded alternative with its own concentration of smaller hotels.

Quartiers gastronomiques

The Piazzetta and the lanes around it carry Capri town's restaurant trade; Anacapri's own square holds a smaller, more local equivalent away from the day-trip crowds.

Institutions culturelles

Villa Jovisthe ruins of Tiberius's largest villa, above Capri town.

Villa San Michelebuilt by the Swedish physician Axel Munthe in Anacapri, now a museum.

Certosa di San Giacomoa Carthusian monastery founded in 1363, in Capri town.

Gardens of Augustuspublic gardens above Marina Piccola with views of the Faraglioni and the Via Krupp switchback path below.

Commerce

Via Camerelle and Via Vittorio Emanuele, in Capri town, hold the island's concentration of boutiques, alongside shops selling the island's own limoncello and perfume.

08Comment le lieu évolue

Capri runs on a hard seasonal switch rather than a gradual one: substantially open from Easter to October, with vehicle restrictions and full ferry schedules in force, and substantially closed the rest of the year outside the brief window around Capri, Hollywood.

09Historique

Capri's Roman history is unusually well documented for a small island: Tiberius built as many as twelve villas here, according to ancient sources, of which Villa Jovis was the grandest. The island's modern tourism history began with the 1826 rediscovery of the Blue Grotto by the German poet August Kopisch, whose account drew the first wave of Northern European visitors; Somerset Maugham, Maxim Gorky and Norman Douglas were among the writers who later made the island a fixture of expatriate literary life.