Luxury Villa Excelsior Parco

Anchored at the quieter western edge of Capri town, Villa Excelsior Parco commands panoramic views across the Tyrrhenian Sea toward the Faraglioni stacks without the foot traffic that crowds the Piazzetta three minutes east.

The property's garden terraces step down the limestone hillside, shading a pool positioned to catch evening light off the water. Breakfast is served alfresco through spring and autumn, with local sfogliatelle and island-grown citrus rather than a generic continental spread.

Capri's hydrofoil from Naples docks at Marina Grande, a ten-minute taxi ride below the villa. The Blue Grotto boat excursion departs from the same pier each morning before 11:00, when coastal swells typically rise.