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The Blue Grotto is an oval-shaped sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri, on the south side of Italy’s Bay of Naples. It takes its name from the fact that daylight enters the cave in such a way that the water absorbs all wavelengths except for blue. It has been described as entering a giant sapphire.
It can only be entered by boat through a tiny entrance, and only when conditions permit. Visitors must lie on the floor of a small boat which is taken into the grotto by the boatman pulling on a rope attached to the wall.
The grotto has been known about for thousands of years and was known to be a favourite place of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. The walls of the cave were adorned with statues of gods, some of which have been recovered from the seabed within the cave.
Needless to say, this is a popular tourist destination and long queues of boats form on fine days, which is the only time when access is possible.
Seemed a romantic island and that cave would have added to it.
Frank Sinatra bellowed out this song on the Isle of Capri. An old song which I love to sing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=828dyD-yQUE
No mention of the Blue Grotto by Bing! I was interested in his line about “sailing away on the tide” given that the Mediterranean has very low tides and those on the west coast of Italy are so low as to be virtually unnoticeable. One suspects that he made it all up!
As you know one thing leads to another and that is exactly what happened to me reading your post.
Hope you loved the song.
I have been seeing The Isle of Capri in the news but I was not aware of what the island has to show.
This is awesome information, and I would love to witness this.