![]() ![]() The chosen representatives then choose two mayors to govern with them. The voters of the island elect representatives for the two municipalities ( comuni) on the island. Capri consists of limestone and sandstone rock cliffs form much of the sides and surface of the island. Fossils of wild boars have been discovered, lending credence to the kápros etymology on the other hand, the Romans called Capri goat island.įinally, there is also the possibility that the name derives from an Etruscan word for 'rocky', though any historical Etruscan rule of the island is disputed. It could also derive from Latin capreae (' goats'). The etymology of the name Capri is unclear it might be traced back to the Ancient Greek κάπρος kápros meaning ' wild boar', as the Greeks of Magna Graecia, who were the first recorded colonists to populate the island, called it Kapreai ( Καπρέαι). The separate comune of Anacapri is located high on the hills to the west. The island has two harbours, Marina Piccola and Marina Grande (the main port of the island). The town of Capri is a comune and the island's main population centre. ![]() Some of the main features of the island include the Marina Piccola (the little harbour), the Belvedere of Tragara (a high panoramic promenade lined with villas), the limestone crags called sea stacks that project above the sea (the faraglioni), the town of Anacapri, the Blue Grotto ( Grotta Azzurra), the ruins of the Imperial Roman villas, and the vistas of various towns surrounding the Island of Capri including Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Sorrento, Nerano, and Naples.Ĭapri is part of the region of Campania, Metropolitan City of Naples. It has been a resort since the time of the Roman Republic. The main town of Capri that is located on the island shares the name. Capri ( / ˈ k æ p r i/ KAP-ree, US also / k ə ˈ p r iː, ˈ k ɑː p r i/ kə- PREE, KAH-pree Italian: ) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. ![]()
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