The Islands - Naples, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast - page 226

Getting Around

Bus
Sippic ( 081 837 04 20; Via Roma, Bus Station, Capri; €1.80) runs regular buses to/
from Marina Grande, Anacapri and Marina Piccola. It also operates buses from Marina
Grande to Anacapri and from Marina Piccola to Anacapri.
Staiano Autotrasporti ( 081 837 24 22; Via Tommaso, Bus Station, Anacapri;
€1.80) buses serve the Grotta Azzurra and Faro of Punta Carena.

Scooter Hire
Ciro dei Motorini Offline map Google map ( 081 837 80 18; www.capriscooter.com ;
Via Marina Grande 55, Marina Grande; per hr/day €15/60) If you're looking to hire a
scooter at Marina Grande, stop here.
Rent A Scooter ( 081 837 38 88; Piazza Barile 20, Anacapri; per hr/day €15/65)

Funicular
Funicular (€1.80; 6.30am-12.30am) The first challenge facing visitors is how to get
from Marina Grande to Capri Town. The most enjoyable transport is the funicular, if only
for the evocative en route views over the lemon groves and surrounding countryside.

Ischia
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The volcanic outcrop of Ischia is the most developed and largest of the islands in the Bay
of Naples. It is an intriguing concoction of sprawling spa towns, buried necropolises,
rheumatic Germans and spectacular scenery, with forests, vineyards and picturesque small
towns. Ischia only attracts a fraction of the day trippers that head for Capri from Naples in
the summer. Perhaps someone should tell them that the beaches are a lot better here.
Most visitors head straight for the north-coast towns of Ischia Porto, Ischia Ponte,
Casamicciola Terme, Forio and Lacco Ameno. Of these, Ischia Porto boasts the best bars,
Casamicciola the worst traffic and Ischia Ponte and Lacco Ameno the most appeal.
On the calmer south coast, the car-free perfection of Sant'Angelo offers a languid blend
of a cosy harbour, sunning cats and nearby bubbling beaches. In between the coasts lies a
less-trodden landscape of dense chestnut forests, loomed over by Monte Epomeo, Ischia's
highest peak.