Capri - Capodimonte

Anacapri, in the west of the island of Capri, is reached either by a beautiful road (3.5km/2mi; bus service) which winds its way up the rocky slope from the town of Capri or from Marina Grande on an ancient flight of over 500 steps, the so-called Scala Fenicia (not all usable) to the viewpoint of Capodimonte, 10minutes' walk east of the town. Above the viewpoint is the Castello di Barbarossa, the ruins of a castle destroyed by the pirate Khaireddin Barbarossa in 1535.