Capri - Blue Grotto

(Local Name: Grotta Azzurra) About 3km/2mi northwest of Anacapri is one of Capri's great tourist attractions, the Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra), which can be reached either by boat from Marina Grande or by the Via Pagliaro (3km/2mi) from Anacapri. This, the most famous of Capri's caves, was carved out of the rock in prehistoric times by the constant battering of the sea, and as a result of the sinking of the land is now half-filled with water. The entrance, only about 1m/39in. high, can be negotiated only by small boats when the sea is calm. The cave is 54m/178ft long, 30m/99ft wide and 15m/50ft high, with 14 to 22m/46 to 66ft depth of water. When the sun is shining it is filled with an extraordinary blue light