by Wayne Ramsey

Created on: March 13, 2007   Last Updated: September 30, 2010

Capri has become one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in all of Italy. With some of the most breathtaking views, blended with wonderful culture, and history, it's not all that hard to understand why. I personally, found myself in Capri, during my 3 week long adventure around Italy with my long time Italian native friend Paoli and his wife, and of course, my wonderful wife. We came to Capri on a day trip in order to see the grandeur that my parents had explained while flipping through pictures in their last visit. My wife and I were extremely excited to see what Capri truly had to offer.

Safety
Capri is one of the safer locations in Italy. As it's on an island, it is pretty hard for thieves to escape the law in a hurry, so they seem to just avoid islands altogether.

Pretty much the most danger you'll see why on Capri would be from the wreckless drivers either on the way to your ferry or on the island itself.

What to bring
I always seem to tell everyone the same things to bring along with them. This time I'll keep it brief. Take sunglasses, a hat or visor, sun block, and bottled water. You should also make sure that you take along some sort of wallet that will strap to your chest, arms, or legs to protect it from pick pockets. I suggest leaving your valuables back at home, the hotel, wherever, and definitely bring along some form of translator or a Italian to English, English to Italian dictionary. While many people in Italy actually speak English already, there are a great deal that do not, so it doesn't hurt to have something to help you out somewhat.

Where to go and what to see

La Piazetta Clock Tower
One of the first sites that you will see getting off of the ferry, is the Piazetta clock tower. While it's not as impressive as many of the older towers in other towns, the time does work on this tower and architecture is fairly impressive. The small little town square is absolutely tiny however, and you are only going to want to take a quick picture and move along. You are literally surrounded by every tourist that just got off the ferry or is waiting to get on the next one, so it's an absolutely horrible place to stay for too long.

Santo Stefano Church
One of my favorite sights within the island of Capri is the Santo Stefano Church. The church, which is a fairly impressive monument, is a white washed, miracle of the 17th century. The best part about the church is that you can actually go up inside of it, and look out the windows at the port and the seemingly

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