Capri. Capri is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy.
The main town Capri that is located on the island shares the name. It has been a resort since the time of the Roman Republic.
Some of the main features of the island include the Marina Piccola, the Belvedere of Tragara, the limestone crags called sea stacks that project above the sea, the town of Anacapri, the Blue Grotto, the ruins of the Imperial Roman villas, and the various towns surrounding the Island of Capri including Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Sorrento, Nerano, and Naples. Capri is part of the region of Campania, Metropolitan City of Naples.
The town of Capri is a comune and the island's main population centre. The island has two harbours, Marina Piccola and Marina Grande.
The separate comune of Anacapri is located high on the hills to the west. The etymology of the name Capri is unclear; it might either be traced back to the Ancient Greeks, the first recorded colonists to populate the island. But it could also derive from Latin capreae. Fossils of wild boars have been discovered, lending credence to the kapros etymology; on the other hand, the Romans called Capri goat island. Finally, there is also the possibility that the name derives from an Etruscan word for rocky, though any historical Etruscan rule of the island is d
The main town Capri that is located on the island shares the name. It has been a resort since the time of the Roman Republic.
Some of the main features of the island include the Marina Piccola, the Belvedere of Tragara, the limestone crags called sea stacks that project above the sea, the town of Anacapri, the Blue Grotto, the ruins of the Imperial Roman villas, and the various towns surrounding the Island of Capri including Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Sorrento, Nerano, and Naples. Capri is part of the region of Campania, Metropolitan City of Naples.
The town of Capri is a comune and the island's main population centre. The island has two harbours, Marina Piccola and Marina Grande.
The separate comune of Anacapri is located high on the hills to the west. The etymology of the name Capri is unclear; it might either be traced back to the Ancient Greeks, the first recorded colonists to populate the island. But it could also derive from Latin capreae. Fossils of wild boars have been discovered, lending credence to the kapros etymology; on the other hand, the Romans called Capri goat island. Finally, there is also the possibility that the name derives from an Etruscan word for rocky, though any historical Etruscan rule of the island is d
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