Capri, Italy
Capri, Italy
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Capri has drawn wealthy and famous visitors since the Roman era, when Emperor Tiberius reportedly ruled the empire from the island for roughly the last decade of his life, building multiple villas across its cliffs, including the ruins of Villa Jovis, which still stand near the island's highest point today. The island's Blue Grotto, a sea cave illuminated by an eerie, vivid blue light created by sunlight refracting through an underwater cavity and passing through the seawater, has drawn visitors since the 19th century, when the cave was popularized among Northern European travelers on the Grand Tour. Capri became a favored retreat for international celebrities and jet-setters through the mid-20th century, a reputation the island has actively maintained through its upscale boutiques, luxury hotels, and the Faraglioni, a set of three dramatic limestone sea stacks rising directly out of the water that's become one of the island's most photographed natural landmarks. Capri's combination of its Roman imperial history, the naturally illuminated Blue Grotto, and its enduring 20th-century celebrity-retreat reputation has made it one of the most storied and consistently glamorous island destinations in the entire Mediterranean.
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