We have booked a small villa on Capri from the 4th to the 11th of March and plan to tour the sites in Naples and the Amalphi Coast in a leisurely manner. I cannot seem to find the ferry schedule for March. Is there a problem with these dates? My guess is people still travel to Naples from Capri even in March?? We will be in Venice from Feb 28 to March 4 for a special event. Arrive in Naples by train from Venice, on the afternoon of March 4th. Any suggestions and I was hoping not to rent a car unless absolutely needed.
Thank you Carole
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The Capri.com website gives a phone number << 39 0565 912191 >> so you might try calling them to find out when the schedule for the month of March will be posted.
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FYI: Ferry and slow ferry routes are suspended only in case of extremely rough seas and generally only during the winter (from November to March).
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...so you might try calling them to find out when the schedule for the
month of March will be posted.
Right. They tend to only post the current schedules online. Also from this website:
https://www.sorrentoinsider.com/en/ferry-schedule?from=napoli&to=capri#
"Ferry routes run during the tourist season from the beginning of April through October. During the winter months, the only ferry routes active are those between Sorrento and Naples, and Naples or Sorrento and the islands."
This means that they won't be available for trips from Capri to the Amalfi Coast (Positano, Amalfi, etc.) so you'd need to ferry from Capri to Sorrento and use land transport from there.
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"Ferry routes run during the tourist season from the beginning of
April through October. During the winter months, the only ferry routes
active are those between Sorrento and Naples, and Naples or Sorrento
and the islands."This means that they won't be available for trips from Capri to the
Amalfi Coast (Positano, Amalfi, etc.) so you'd need to ferry from
Capri to Sorrento and use land transport from there.
And that's not such a bad thing, Carole. We were on the A.C. at exactly that time last year, and it's a different world than during the height of 'high season', where the peninsula is overrun with humans and 4-wheeled machines, frankly blocking you from enjoying the spectacular scenery.
From where the ferry leaves you in Sorrento (we based there for 5 nights), you can walk or take a taxi up to the bus/train station. Take the SITA bus about 45 minutes across the breadth of the peninsula to Positano, another 30 minutes on the same route to Amalfi town. Or take the Circumvesuviana commuter train from the station to either Pompei (45 minutes) or to Naples (60 minutes). It's the best hub to utilize that time of year, trust me.
Be advised that because there are few tourists that time of year, not everything is open, except in Sorrento, where you will have the choice of great & reasonably-priced restaurants. Positano and Amalfi town will be fairly deserted, but we absolutely loved basically having the place to ourselves. Also be advised that the weather can be dicey and you can't control that. After a week in Rome with 50's and 60's, just gorgeous, our first 3 days on the A.C. were terrible--driving rain & 40's, making those tile or stone floors in the hotels & B&B's quite cold. Bring slippers!
Enjoy your planning!
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Good tip from Jay about the slippers! :O)
Also, what he wrote below is what I meant by "land transport".
"From where the ferry leaves you in Sorrento, you can walk or take a taxi up to the bus/train station. Take the SITA bus about 45 minutes across the breadth of the peninsula to Positano, another 30 minutes on the same route to Amalfi town."
To get back to Capri, you'd need to make a return bus trip to Sorrento to catch the ferry. To be honest? I don't know as I'd have chosen Capri as a base for a lot of day trips around the coast, to Naples, etc. The ferries to/from Sorrento or Naples are not inexpensive, and they don't run late into the evening (after dark). We enjoyed our couple of nights on the island (in mid October) but moved to the mainland (Sorrento) for our day tripping. And yes, quite a lot will be closed on the island in early March but there's still hiking and things like that to do if the weather cooperates.
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Just got back from Italy.
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Just got back from Italy and have some wonderful experiences to share. We spent four days in Venice for the Carnival and it was magical. We stayed on the Island of Giudecca Our apartment ($75.00 per night) faced the Academy/Guggenheim and two short stops on the water bus, to St Mark's square. Lovely little one bedroom apartment decorated with large and very beautiful Murano glass chandeliers in every room including the bathroom. Very close to the Palanca water bus stop are several restaurants on Giudecca. We frequented the Do Mori. Great food great local company and a really good spot to watch the goings on across the canal at St Marks. Try your Italian some Italians have poor English and you will not embarrass yourself by trying. IN Venice one street past the square is Ristorante Al Teatro Goldoni when I say excellent pizza it was good. Very thin crust and similar to Papas NYC Tomatoe Pie in Robbinsville NJ. The only pizza we found appetizing. Most Pizza left a lot to be desired even in Naples. The wonderful local waiters and folks were great fun and as we ordered galotti for desert we also got lovely sugar cookies to go with the ice cream. Prices were reasonable but your second or entree comes alone, no veggies added. They are extra. I usually had the Primo pasta and had plenty to eat, with a salad, around $10.
Between the Steampunk gathers from UK, France and Northern Italy and the wonderful masked revelers the scene was truly a magical experience. In addition, the boat ride to Murano glass factory and Burano lace makers is a must.