Belvedere di Via Tragara (vista sui Faraglioni)

At the end of Via Tragara, a broad terrace overlooks Capri's Faraglioni and Marina Piccola. The public viewpoint is one of the island's most recognizable coastal panoramas with a close relationship to the cliffs of Pizzolungo.

Why it matters

The three limestone stacks—Stella, Faraglione di Mezzo and Faraglione di Fuori, also called Scopolo—are among Capri's defining natural landmarks. The middle stack is pierced by a natural arch. Scopolo is also the habitat of the rare blue lizard, Podarcis sicula coerulea.

What to notice

Via Tragara passes gardens and villas screened by greenery before opening onto the terrace. From there the Faraglioni rise across the water, with the coast of the Amalfi peninsula visible on clear days. The hillside above Marina Piccola climbs toward Monte Castiglione and Monte Solaro. The terrace belongs to the same coastal landscape as the Grotta di Matermania and the Natural Arch.

Context and history

The viewpoint is the seaward end of Via Tragara, a lane developed during Capri's period of international popularity, when villas and hotels spread across the island's quieter corners. The limestone stacks were shaped by sea and wind; their silhouette later became one of the island's most enduring images.