Spring air around the Piazzetta

Of course we start describing the new "Capri Moda Year" with the salotto of the island - the Piazzetta. This is what Capri town is like now on warm afternoons. Not too hot to sit in the sun, still the air is mild and the sea breeze reaches up to the Piazzetta, which is actually xx meters above sea level. Now take a look at what the Piazzetta and its views look like now, in mid-April: When you get off the funiculare, you will be greeted by the picture-postcard panorama. And you will notice that the gardens around here are all tinged with yellow - meadow flowers, but also ginestre and euforbia plants, which are part of the rich Mediterranean macchia surrounding both Capri and Anacapri. Breath in the fresh and at the same time mild Mediterranean breeze, and turn round to see how Capri is welcoming back the spring season. Fine Mediterranean pastel colors abound in the shops around the piazza, as we will see a bit later on.

The view down towards the harbor Marina Grande is not yet as lush green as later on in May ...

Here you get a view of the vegetable gardens and flat-roofed houses and the winding road leading down towards the Marina Grande

A large poster is welcoming visitors, giving basic directions .. next to this belvedere, people take in the spring sun 

You turn round to see the clock tower next to the Funicolare station, and the Piazzetta opening to the right ..

The Piazzetta is ALWAYS full of people - maybe in the early morning hours in summer is the only time when you could take your breakfast in relative peace and quiet in one of the four cafes

In the afternoon, the area in front of the white ex-cathedral Santo Stefano is in the shade, so it can be cooler at the beginning of April. Flowers that were put in pots on the stairs of the church are getting greener by the day.

With the other part of the Piazzetta basking in the early afternoon sun, it is another story - one of spring and the feeling to start over again ...

A final treat of this post: If you would like to step into Capri's Piazzetta NOW, just click here for a virtual visit: This is the Italian Tourist Office's Site, and actually represents an audio-visual guide to well-known sights and places in Capri.

A trove for visitors, in six languages: www.italia.it , including panorama pictures and walks