Capri - Marina Grande

Stepping off from the ferries or hydrofoils, one finds oneself in Marina Grande. At the start of the quay there are the Tourist Information Office, and the headquarters of the Port Authorities. Behind this building there are the various ticket offices for the companies of navigation, buses, and Funicular railway; here one also finds the public beach of Marina Grande (the island’s largest), and, during the summer months, the embarkation point for hydrofoils headed to the area of Palazzo a Mare. To the left there is Piazza Vittoria and the Funicular railway station, the taxi rank, news agency, chemist, various bars, restaurants and shops selling traditional local products. Proceeding along Via Cristoforo Colombo, one finds the tourist harbor and the parking area for cars and motorbikes on the Pennello wharf.

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From Marina Grande to Capri

To get to the higher part of the town there are various options: the Funicular railway, which departs every 15 minutes and, in peak times, every 5 minutes; taxi, or the St. Costanzo line bus. Along the route, the bus stops close to the Church of St Costanzo and the cemetery, which has both catholic and particularly interesting non catholic part. Those choosing to go by foot can walk along the main road and all of the intersecting pedestrian lanes. There are a number of short cuts: Via Truglio, in Largo Fontana, commences to the left, a few meters before the electrical station which serves the whole of the island of Capri; Via San Francesco which starts a little further on from Via Don Giobbe Ruocco, the new carriageway.
All of these lanes lead to the Medieval entrance of Capri.

From Marina Grande to Anacapri: The Phoenician steps

From Marina Grande one can also follow an ancient pathway all the way up to Anacapri. To the right of Piazza Vittoria, walkers should follow a brief section of carriageway before taking the Via Fenicia. At a certain stage along the lane they will come across a steep set of stone steps carved in to the rock. These are the Phoenician steps used in ancient times to connect the two towns. Requiring a little effort, but extremely rewarding, this walk offers the walker a series of superb views and a multitude of plant species which grow along the route. During the climb one comes across the Chapel of St Antonio or of the Sailors, built in the eighteenth century.