CasaNova, Capri

Advantages: Lots to see and do
Disadvantages: not enough time

...< Brief History Of Capri > Age cannot wither her nor package tours stale her infinite variety. The colours and fragrance of Mediterranean and sub-tropical vegetation, elegant patrician villas, romantic Roman ruins amid mountain greenery, overlooking blue, blue waters washing secluded coves and mysterious grottoes-all seduce the willing visitor. Emperor Tiberius was charmed into building 12 villas here; an heir to the Krupp steel fortune turned away from the family business; and countless painters and poets have forgotten to go home. < A Day In Capri > We booked a day trip to capri with a representative from our hotel (we were staying at the Excelsior Vittoria Hotel) in Sorrento this cost £50.00 per person. We got the hydrofoil from the marina piccolo which takes twenty minutes or so. As we approached Capri I was amazed... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful Views, secluded location
Disadvantages: No restaurant in the hotel

...We had hoped to go to Sardinia, but that was out of our price range. Italy has always been a favourite so when we found we could afford go to Capri we were really excited. The Hotel Weber Ambassador were really helpful from start to finish. We booked direct through their website which saved money on the Expedia listed price, though I think it would depend whether you were going high season or not. Originally we were a little apprehensive having read the mixed reviews on trip advisor, but being of the disposition that a holiday is what you make it we packed ourselves off and flew into Naples. An Italian bus ride across town to the port and battle through the ticket touts for a boat ticket and we were on our way. Despite arriving late and dark the hotel had given us clear instructions about how to ring them (toll-free) when... Read review

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Advantages: Stylish, good views, great shopping
Disadvantages: Very expensive, quite superficial

...Ciao-ers who have read my travel reviews will know that over the last couple of years I have been lucky enough to visit several places I had long waited to see – some by design, others by lucky hap. When my partner was chosen to participate in a project which would take him to Naples I was very excited because it had long been a desire of mine to visit the isle of Capri which sits in the Bay of Naples. Now, when it comes to travel, I am a firm believer in looking the part – think Hyacinth Bucket but a bit more subtle…As far as I am concerned, there is much to be said for the “when in Rome tradition”. On my first visit to Ljubljana I took a full-length wool coat with fur trim, a fur hat (Cossack style, very Dr Zhivago!) and some very glamorous knee high black leather boots. My mission, you see, was to encounter a tall, dark stranger... Read review

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