CAPRI


out of the bright blue water, perfectly punctuated by endless ribbons of white caused by the array of yachts zipping around below. Many likely embarked on the same sailing around the island as I had 24 hours earlier.


Avoid the crowds


/hià Ü>à mÞ ÃiVon` ÛiÃiÌ Ìo >«Ài q mÞ wÀÃÌ was in the height of summer many years ago when I was just one of thousands upon thousands of day trippers descending en masse. I liked the island, but I didn’t love it. Second time round, I was travelling out of season in early October and although the island was still busy, it was far more enjoyable and much less intense. At this time of year you’re not jostling with countless others to take a photo, or queuing for what feels like a lifetime to buy some gelato, plus the evenings


are still mild and the sea is a wonderful temperature, having warmed up during the peak summer months. I can now wÀmlÞ Ã>Þ >`oÀi Ìhi iÃl>n`] LÕÌ ÜoÕl` only visit in the shoulder seasons. Lenin is quoted as once saying: “Capri makes you forget everything”, and I completely agree. Whether you’re bobbing around on a yacht, devouring seafood platters and lashings of prosseco, or enjoying a perfectly silent solo chairlift up Mount Solaro – nothing else will matter while you’re enjoying Capri, an island built on beauty and indulgence.


BOOK IT: Elegant Resorts offers seven nights in a Deluxe Double Garden Side at Capri Palace Jumeirah from £3,380 on a B&B basis. The price is per person and includes economy flights,


private transfers and UK lounge passes. ELEGANTRESORTS.CO.UK


OPPOSITE: FIRST ROW: Capri Palace Jumeirah; beach life SECOND ROW: View from above Marina Piccola; editor Hollie-Rae Brader; Aperol spritz


THIRD ROW: Yachts moored offshore FOURTH ROW: L’Olivo restaurant and seafood, Capri Palace Jumeirah ABOVE: View from Mount Solaro chairlift PAGE 57: Capri’s Garden of Eden, Villa San Michele Credits: Guido Fua’/Eikona; Will Truettner; Shutterstock/loeks, IgorZh, Fusionstudio; Letizia agosta


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