italy · May — October
The architecture is the postcard. The water is the reason. Da Paolino under the lemons, La Fontelina on the rocks, the small terrace at JK Place at the right hour — and a boat between the Faraglioni at six. Addresses landing here over the coming weeks.
Where to begin
The addresses I would send to a friend on the first visit. The full guide is below.
Boutique · 5★The Ongaro family's 22-room villa above Marina Grande — the most consistently elegant address on the island for two decades.
Medical spaFrancesco Canonaco's leg school inside the Capri Palace — the only medically supervised circulation programme on the island.
Faraglioni · Blue GrottoThe island circuit by gozzo — the Faraglioni passage, the Blue Grotto, the lunch swim at the foot of the cliff.
Palace · 5★The Anacapri property with the only serious medical spa on the island and the gallery of contemporary art Tonino Cacace built over forty years.
Capri institutionDinner under the lemon trees at Marina Grande — the Capri table that has been the answer to the question of where to eat for forty years.
Beach clubThe beach club on the rocks facing the Faraglioni — accessed on foot from Punta Tragara, by boat from Marina Piccola.
Boutique · 5★Le Corbusier's Capri building, perched directly above the Faraglioni — the only hotel on the island with that view from every room.
Cliff terraceThe cliffside terrace at the Arco Naturale, reached on foot through the lemon walks of Capri's eastern flank.
Authentic · the quiet rooms
Reserve the quiet dinner.
1★ MichelinSalvatore La Ragione's one-star room in the heart of Capri town — refined Campanian cooking without the spectacle.