The Blue Grotto (Italian: Grotta Azzurra) is a sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri, southern Italy. Sunlight passing through an underwater cavity and shining through the seawater creates a blue reflection that illuminates the cavern.
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This hole filters sunlight from outside of the cave and combines with the entrance light to illuminate the sea waters which gives it its glowing effect. The waters natural colour is already a pristine sapphire colour which contrasts against the caves dark, rugged walls and adds to the grottos radiance.
Visitors are not allowed to swim into the grotto or dive from rowboats to swim inside the cavern. Many visitors wait until after 5:30 p.m. when the rowboats leave and the ticket office closes to swim inside. This is illegal and dangerous, as the high waves can slam swimmers against the stone of the low cave mouth.
Capri is famous for its dramatic stretch of coastline peppered with grandiose villas. The glitzy Italian island is a playground for glamorous celebrities and jet-setters.
A: Swimming inside the Blue Grotto is not allowed during regular visiting hours. However, some visitors choose to swim into the cave after hours, though doing so can be dangerous and is not recommended.
A romantic island off the coast of Naples, Capri has long been a fantasy destination popular with artists, politicians and celebrities – Mariah Carey owns a villa there, Hollywood stars from Leonardo DiCaprio to Lindsay Lohan have visited, and even Lenin vacationed there.
Overall, we think 2-3 days is the perfect amount of time to see all that Capri has to offer. Ultimately though the amount of time you spend at Capri all depends on you. Working out what you want to see, and how much downtime you need, helps you figure it out.
Capri is a beautiful island in Italy's Bay of Naples; it's a wonderful place to explore on foot. In summer, it becomes overcrowded with tourists, many of whom visit just for the day.
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