I'm glad I spent a night on Capri and found it much more enchanting after day trippers had left. I enjoyed many things during my day there, but for me, the highlight of the island was the Villa San Michele in Anacapri. Whether it makes sense for you to include Capri in your plans for such a brief trip depends on your priorities. FWIW, I also enjoyed seeing the Amalfi Coast from the water -- which I was able to do on my ride from Capri to the coast.

Yes, I think it's overrated. I spent 2 nights in Anacapri so had time to see and do a lot. Didn't care at all for Capri town day or night.

My favorite things were the hike up to Villa Jovis, a 2 hours boat ride (small boat) around the island, and the chairlift up to Monte Solaro. I also loved Chiesa San Michele. Very special.

Would I ever go back? Only if someone gave me a lovely villa with a view for a week and I took a private boat to Marina Piccola, skipping the nightmare of the main marina and it's hoards. I was nearly run over by a mountain of luggage on a cart in Capri. Assumed it came from a cruise ship.

Didn't see the Blue Grotto on my boat tour due to rough seas. Didn't care.

https://www.google.com/search?q=capr...=1600&bih=1075

The Blue Grotto is worth it all - one of Europe's most awesome sights even with a ton of tourists often around. A reason to come to Capri if nothing else IMO.

I'm glad I saw the Blue Grotto.

I would not have made seeing it a sufficiently high priority to plan a trip around it.

YMMV.

What is an e-ticket in this context?

Back in the days when Disneyland had a ticket book that you purchased at entrance, it contained tickets A - E. The A tickets were for rides like the relatively dull Main Street Trollies and Bus. The E tickets were for the most popular, most thrilling rides such as the Matterhorn (the biggest thrill in Disneyland back then). It's a common term native Californian's of a certain age still use to indicate something exciting and of high value.

Thank you, Dayle. I would never have guessed that in a million years.

dayle is right on and Neuschwanstein Castle was basically copied fofr Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle so everyone wants to see it and it has become the world's most famous castle - oh maybe after Windsor Castle but the most recongizable one and the number one tourist site in Germany according to the German Tourist Office.

My daughter went at low season and really enjoyed the visit. She had read Axel Munthe and was also interested in Tiberius and his wicked ways. She went with a fluent Italian speaker which helped a lot

https://www.google.com/search?q=Tibe...=1600&bih=1075

Yes another really neat thing in Capri - many folks don't get over there because it is not right at the port - I did a lovely walk there with few others on the paths.

Go to Capri and really look around - it will be a highlight of your Amalfi stay perhaps - those Amalfi towns are nice but after a few days many are ready for something besides sipping coffee or wine at seaside cafes.

Ciao Fodor's friends - I think Capri is wonderful but it costs too much and frankly speaking there are lot of places in Italy much much better - just to remember the most beautiful and less expensive places...Saturnia, Sansepolcro, Pienza, Greve, Ferrara, Mantova and, everywhere you see a Borgo (Montepulciano, Monterchi, etc...) in Umbria and Tuscany , is really something you cannot miss.Love Italy!

"It's a common term native Californian's of a certain age still use to indicate something exciting and of high value."

I have just been reduced to a cultural stereotype.

Actually, as a native Californian of a certain age, that's close, but it means "thrill ride" to me.

That's ok surfer girl. I was making myself a stereotype too. I was born at St Johns in Santa Monica and you can't get much more native than that.

Agree that it also means "thrill ride"!

"It's a common term native Californian's (sic) of a certain age still use..."

Ouch.

It is totally overrated. It's not a good base for 3 days. You are better off adding those days to Positano and just do a day trip. Capri is so commercialized with expensive stores, inflated restaurants, and tourist crap souvenirs.