Grotta Azzurra

AttractionCapriAbout 1.5 hours

A sea cave lit from below through an underwater opening, which turns the whole interior a strong blue. Entered lying flat in a rowing boat through a gap barely a metre high, so it closes whenever the sea is up — and it often is. Short, expensive and genuinely unlike anything else.

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