Faraglioni

Where: Capri
Best for: Three sea stacks
Allow: 1 hour
Tickets: Free

The Faraglioni are three limestone sea stacks off Capri’s south-eastern coast: Stella, still joined to the island and the tallest at about 109 meters; Faraglione di Mezzo, pierced by a natural arch that small boats pass through when the sea allows; and Faraglione di Fuori, also called Scopolo, the outermost.

Scopolo shelters the blue lizard, a Capri subspecies found almost nowhere else, and a smaller fourth stack, the Monacone, sits behind the group. The name probably comes from the Greek pharos, lighthouse. You can see them from the Belvedere di Tragara, at the end of Via Tragara, or from the water on a boat circuit of the island.

Sources and citations (2)

Comune di CapriFaraglioniMunicipal landmark descriptionRead source
Carabinieri Biodiversity DepartmentPodarcis sicula populations of the Capri stacksPopulation distribution studyRead source

Four things worth finding

If you see nothing else, see these.

The arch of the Faraglione di Mezzo
A natural tunnel about 58 meters long that small boats pass through when the sea allows.The middle stack
The Faraglione di Terra (Stella)
The tallest of the three, connected to the land by a thin isthmus.The stack still attached to the island
The Faraglione di Fuori (Scopolo)
Home to the blue lizard, a Capri subspecies found almost nowhere else.The outermost stack
Belvedere di Tragara
The classic viewpoint for the three stacks from land.At the end of Via Tragara

Plan your visit

Everything you need before you go.

Tickets: Free
Booking: No booking needed
Time needed: 1 hour
Best time: Late afternoon for golden light on the stacks; early morning for fewer people
Getting there: From the Piazzetta walk up Via Vittorio Emanuele and along Via Tragara to the Belvedere di Tragara. The funicular from Marina Grande brings you up to the Piazzetta. By water, boats leave from Marina Grande.
Accessibility: The viewpoint is on a paved lane, but the path down to the bathing platforms at the base of the stacks is a steep stairway and not step-free.

Viewing from Via Tragara is free. Boat circuits from Marina Grande and the swimming platforms at the base of the stacks are paid and priced by the operators.

Skip the midday boat crush: walk Via Tragara in the late afternoon and carry on along the Pizzolungo path, where the stacks stay in view and the crowds thin out.

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