Marina Grande: Finally you have reached Capri

The habor where the ferries and hydrofoils arrive is called "Marina Grande": it is here that the car ferries carrying everything Capri needs from the Italian mainland, from foods, plants...to cars. And a lot of guests and locals as well...

At Marina Grande you can either decide to take a leisurely walk to the right and to the left of the pier, or to climb up to Capri town. Down here, surrounding the port, is a beautiful cluster of colorful little houses once inhabited by Capri's fishermen. Here you will also find ticket offices for the shipping companies, the island's buses and the funicular train going straight up to Capri's Piazzetta.

So before you go exploring the island, I recommend that you deeply breathe in the sea breeze and slowly walk down the pier on the left, then turn and watch as the loads of tourists and cars have all of a sudden disappeared, and you can now take in the harbor scene at your own pace.

You will also find that close to the port, Marina Grande's beach is the largest of the island. From here, the shuttle boat to Palazzo a Mare (Tiberius' seaside villa) is leaving.

To the left of the pier, a series of restaurants, bars, vegetable, herbs and spice shops and a pharmacy are located. Turing right from the peer, after a few hundred meters you will reach the Marina Grande station of the funicular train, taking you up in five minutes to a beautiful belvedere, from which after a few steps you can walk immeadiately into Capri's Piazzetta. Read about that later on ...