Capri Marina Piccola
The idyllic setting for one of the island’s favorite legends: the seduction of Ulysses by the sirens.
Fifteen minutes from the Piazzetta on the south side of the island of Capri lies the bay of Marina Piccola. Marina Piccola can be reached by bus, taxi or by foot along Via Mulo or Via Krupp. Once in the small square, where the main bus stop and taxi rank are situated, visitors need only descend a few steps to admire the tiny Church of St Andrea, built in 1900.
Continuing the descent one arrives at the legendary Scoglio delle Sirene which divides the inlet into two distinct bays: to the left Marina di Pennauro and to the right Marina di Mulo. The name sirene or "siren" was used for the first time at the start of the last century when a group of scholars wanted to identify the rock as Homer's "flowered meadow on the sea", hypothesising that the primitive man of Capri would have made use of the seductive tones of his females to induce sailors to land here.
The bay is now part of an extremely fashionable area, with a number of bathing establishments and snack bar; during the summer boats sail back and forth carrying passengers between the small wharf of the Scoglio delle Sirene and the Faraglioni rocks.
Sites of interest
- Beyond the Island of Capri
- Villa San Michele - Axel Munthe
- Villa Damecuta
- La Grotta Azzurra
- Punta Carena
- Towers and Forts
- La Migliera
- Tour of the island
- Mount Solaro - Cetrella
- Augustus Gardens - Via Krupp
- Villa Jovis - Mount Tiberio
- The Charterhouse of St. Giacomo
- Arco Naturale and Pizzolungo
- Historic center of Anacapri
- La Piazzetta - Capri
- Marina Grande
- Marina Piccola
- The Faraglioni of Capri
Other ideas
Restaurants
- da Gioia
- Fresh fish and sea food in the bay of Marina Piccola
- La Canzone del Mare
- Legendary island restaurant
- Terrazza Ciro a Mare
- Sea edge restaurant with magnificent views of the Faraglioni rocks
- Torre Saracena
- Delicious fish and seafood specialities in a dream location
Bathing Establishments
- Bagni Internazionali
- A beach of island history
- da Gioia
- In the Bay of Marina Piccola
- La Canzone del Mare
- Capri's legendary bathing establishment
- Torre Saracena
- In the heart of Marina Piccola.
