Capri

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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.

01Wanneer Capri zaken

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Dec Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival

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

Capri Postcard - View from Termini (Massa Lubrense)

Capri-Town, Capri island, Campania, Italy

02De agenda hier

Binnenkort

26 Dec → Jan 2, 2027

Capri · Italy · Film Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival December 26, 2026 – January 2, 2027 Historisch patroon

Opmerkelijk

Elk evenement op de kalender

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

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03Waarom het relevant is

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.

04Het jaar, maand voor maand

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

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

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

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

MeiA 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

DecemberA 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

05Weer per maand

Bron: 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. Langetermijngemiddelden; een bepaalde week kan afwijken.
Maand	Hoog °C	Min °C	Neerslag mm	Zee °C
Januari	13.7	8.7	71.4	15.5
Februari	14.3	8.2	58.1	14.6
Maart	16.8	9.8	52.7	14.6
April	19.8	12.1	40.4	15.9
Mei	24.4	15.8	25.8	19.0
Juni	28.7	19.9	16.2	23.2
Juli	31.7	22.3	10.9	26.2
Augustus	32.4	23.0	23.9	26.8
September	28.3	19.9	58.4	25.0
Oktober	23.5	16.6	87.6	22.2
November	18.3	12.9	95.6	19.6
December	14.6	9.9	84.9	17.2

06Hoe er te komen en te bewegen

LuchthavensNaples International (Capodichino) (NAP) · 40 km · commercieel — 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.

JachthavensMarina 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.

Verplaatsing ter plaatseCapri 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.

07Waar alles zich bevindt

Wijken

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.

Hotelgebieden

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.

Restaurantwijken

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.

Culturele instellingen

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.

Winkelen

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.

08Hoe de bestemming verandert

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.

09Geschiedenis

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.