Must-SeeAmalfi Coast
Campania
About 19 miles away
Pastel villages clinging to cliffs above the sea, with Positano, Amalfi and Ravello.
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Villa Jovis
The ruins of the clifftop palace from which Emperor Tiberius ruled Rome for a decade.
- Open
- Closed in winter
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Via Tiberio, CapriDirections
- Getting There
- A 45-minute walk uphill from the Piazzetta.
Why Go
Tiberius moved to Capri in AD 27 and governed the empire from here until his death in 37. Terraces, cisterns and halls climb the summit of Monte Tiberio, beside the cliff known as Tiberius's Leap, and the view sweeps across to the mainland.
Nearby in Capri
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