Island of Capri
Capri is an italyn island located geographically in the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, specifically in the Gulf of Naples, and is astronomically located on a longitude of 14.14 degrees east of the Greenwich Line, and on a latitude of 40.33 degrees north of the equator, and its land area is 10.4 km2, and it belongs administratively to the Campania region of The province of Naples, with a population of about 12,200 people, is also known to the Arabs as the island of Qibra.
The reason for naming Capri Island
The exact cause of the island of Capri is not known by this name, but some explain it as referring to the word capros in Greek, which means wild boars.
Tourist attractions in Capri
Capri attractions:
- Gouves villa: It is located on top of Mount Tiberio, and is considered one of the most famous tourist sites in the city, and its history dates back to the Romen era, and it includes a palace built in the twenty-seventh century AD, and highlights the Romen architectural style.
- Via Crop: It is one of the most beautiful corridors in Italy, and connects the gardens of August and Marina Piccola.
- Blue Grotto: It is a cave located on the shore of Capri Island inside the sea, and is distinguished by the blue color resulting from a physical process by the confluence of the sunbeam with the water in the cave, and the pool located in it is the only natural pool in the world, and is reached by small boats or swimming.
- Monte Solaro Green: It rises above sea level 589 meters and is considered the highest summit in Capri. It is characterized by the specific paths for walking with various plants, as it contains more than nine hundred species of plants.
- Villa San Michele: It is one of the tourist sites that is unparalleled in the world, and is characterized by its construction on the ruins of an ancient villa that was the residence of the Romen Caesar Tiberius, and the villa includes many ancient Egyptian Pharaonic artifacts and Romen artifacts.
- August Gardens: It features the statue of the Soviet Union ruler Lenin, and its views of the Solar Mountain, the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Marina Piccolo, and contains all the historical and tourist attractions in Capri.
- Marina Grande: It is located on the coast of Mount Solar, and is the central port of Capri, as it is considered an important tourist headquarters in it, and is characterized by a large spread of hotels and restaurants in it, and the presence of a beautiful corniche in it, and the establishment of celebrations and festivals in it, and also through it are access to several tourist attractions such as the Blue Cave.
- Marina Picula: It is located in the southern side of Capri, particularly near the marine obelisks, and it is considered one of the small ports in it, and it is characterized by the possibility of practicing marine and land sports, and through it access to the gardens of August.
- Piazza Umbretto Square: It is located in the middle of Mount Solar, and is characterized by its average size, and includes a number of restaurants and cafes, and its charming views of the sea and Capri houses, as well as many tourist attractions such as shops and an old clock tower.
- Church of the President: It is located in the central square of Capri, built in the seventeenth century AD, and is considered a central place for the ferry in Capri, and it is honored for the martyr of the first Christian religion, Saint Stephano.
