The blue grotto (or grotta azurra in Italian) is a small cave that is well known for the intense blue color that can be seen inside and that is reflected up to its walls and ceiling. To be able to visit it, the only way is to enter a boat, which adds charm to the experience. Such as how to live, discover and explore the most beautiful and surprising corners of the world. How for example, to know Étretat and the Costa de Albatre, famous for its wonderful and impressive white cliffs.

Small review about the cave

The island of Capri was already known since Roman times, here important families came to spend the summer and Emperor Tiberius made it the capital of the kingdom. In fact, there is a legend that says that the ghost of Tiberius lived in the blue grotto, so fishermen in the area avoided entering here.
But it was not a tourist claim until, in 1826, a fisherman showed it to a German painter named August Kopisch, making the blue grotto the most famous cave in Capri.

¿Where is the Blue Grotto"

The blue grotto is located on the island of Capri, an island that is located in the Bay of Naples, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. In front of it, there is the famous Vesuvius volcano and the city of Pompeii.

Within the island itself, it is located in the Anacapri area and is in the coastal area, since the blue grotto overlooks the sea. The ships arrive at Capri from the mainland to Marina Grande, so, to visit the blue grotto you have to move, s...