Anacapri () is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' on the island of

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 of Capri that is located on the island shares the name. It has been ...

, in the

Metropolitan City of Naples The Metropolitan City of Naples ( it, Città metropolitana di Napoli) is an Italian metropolitan city in Campania region, established on 1 January 2015. Its capital city is Naples; within the city there are 92 comunes (municipalities). It wa ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. Anacapri is located higher on the island than

(about higher on average)http://www.capritourism.com/imgg/download/capri_map_en.pdf —the

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ...

prefix ''ana-'' meaning "up" or "above". Administratively, it maintains a separate status from the ''comune'' of Capri. Anacapri is widely known for its picturesque, rural tranquility, broad views of the

Bay of Naples A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narr ...

, and significant historic sites, including

Villa San Michele The Villa San Michele was built about the end of the 19th century on the isle of Capri, Italy, by the Swedish physician and author Axel Munthe. Description The villa's gardens have panoramic views of the town of Capri and its harbour, the Sor ...

Overview

Bus and taxi services connect Marina Grande to Capri and Anacapri via the numerous hairpin turns of Via Giuseppe Orlandi. A

chairlift An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. They ...

in Anacapri (''seggiovia'') connects Piazza Vittoria to the

Monte Solaro Monte Solaro is a mountain on the island of Capri in Campania, Italy. With an elevation of 589 m, its peak is the highest point of Capri. It contains the "Fortino di Bruto", a blockhouse which was used in battles between Britain and F ...

, providing wide views of the south-facing coast.

Punta Carena Lighthouse Punta Carena Lighthouse ( it, Faro di Punta Carena) is an active lighthouse, located on the island of Capri on the head of the same name, about southwest of Anacapri. The lighthouse has been active since 1867; its construction began in 1862. De ...

is located from the main town. French composer

Claude Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...

named one of the pieces from his first book of preludes—No. 5, "

Les collines d'Anacapri "Les collines d'Anacapri" (The Hills of Anacapri) is a musical composition for solo piano by the French composer Claude Debussy. It is the fifth piece in Debussy's first book of ''Préludes''. Composed in 1909, it was inspired by the composer's ...

" ("The Hills of Anacapri")—in homage to the community.

Notable landmarks

* Casa Caprile * Castello Barbarossa * Belvedere della Migliera (or Migliara) * Casa Rossa * Chiesa di San Michele * Chiesa di Santa Sofia * Eremo di Santa Maria a Cetrella * Le Boffe * Sentiero dei fortini * Phoenician Steps (''Scala Fenicia'') *

* Casa Cernia di Luigi Cosenza * Villa Damecuta * Blue Grotto

Gallery

File:Campania Capri2 tango7174.jpg, Anacapri viewed from the chairlift to

File:Grotta azzurra.capri.JPG, The Blue Grotto File:Anacapri BW 2013-05-14 12-13-11.jpg, ''Casa Rossa'' File:Villa Damecuta Anacapri.jpg, The ruins of ''Villa Damecuta'' File:Capri Chairlift.jpg, Chairlift to Monte Solaro File:Capri dal monte solaro.jpg, View from

towards the

Faraglioni In Italian, (; nap, faragliune ; singular in both languages) are stacks, coastal and oceanic rock formations eroded by waves. The word may be derived from the Greek ' or Latin ("lighthouse") and is cognate with the Spanish . They are found ...

File:Strada anacapri.JPG, Anacapri street

References

Cities and towns in Campania Capri, Campania {{Campania-geo-stub

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