Starting with a lovely greeting from Ettore, this garden of Mediterranean Eden—about a half a hectare of figs, pomegranates, and olive trees—will immediately make you feel you have arrived in a special place. Now to get here is a trek—plan ahead and take the fast passenger ferry from Naples. We recommend you schedule a driver ahead of time as the villa is not easily found even by taxi drivers.
This is the perfect hideaway from a sometimes hectic tourist island. Anacapri is an oasis, both close and far from the best of Capri. It’s just a five minute walk to the bus pick up to Anacapri, (a 10 minute ride into this hamlet). All the shopping you’ll want is here, from pantry food to clothing.
The Blue Grotto is about a 20 minute walk down steep but charming stone steps. You can get a regular tourist boat to this destination during the day, but wait until 19:00 when all the tourists leave and take a swim into the cave yourself. Lots of other swimmers will join you with joy in their voices.
The island of Capri is so much about history. From the villa, a 20 minute walk takes you
to the Emperor Tiberius’ Damecuta villa. In Anacapri, the chair lift to the top of Mt Solaro gives a panoramic view of the whole island. See also Axel Munthe’s gorgeous sanctuary with yet more spectacular views of the bay.
Back to the villa! Because you’ll do much walking, return home around 15:00 for your own private swim in the pool’s cool waters. Savor this lovely dwelling and its gardens! The dreamy day bed awaits a shady nap that invigorates for the evening. Be sure to stock up on libations – it’s a perfect place to enjoy a gin and tonic! Another wonderful feature? The out-building shower under the shade of a fig tree. If you’d like a meal out, walk a short distance through the neighborhood streets to Giorgios Restaurante, where the finest seafood await you, complete with sunset!!
The villa is beautifully clean, spacious, quiet and perfect for a couple or small family. It smells wonderful – we would love to capture THIS Capri smell and sell it as a perfume! The kitchen is small but complete with all you’ll need to create some scrumptious meals. Ettore left a basket of staples--fresh tomatoes, onions, lemons, garlic and basil; together with some fresh crusty bread and pasta we had memorable first meal. Come prepared with your favorite red or white wine!
The lighted glass bottles around the property keep a nice glow all night long. Grazie Ettore for sharing it with us
