Blue Grotto
Sight · , Amalfi Coast

Blue Grotto

Photo: Photochrom Print Collection, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

The Blue Grotto is a natural sea cave on the island of Capri. Sunlight enters through an underwater opening and creates the signature blue glow. Visitors enter by small rowboats when seas are calm.

On day 4 of Amalfi Coast in 4 Days

Good to know

Tickets
Admission fee required; current price unknown
Time needed
30 minutes
Best time
Morning, when light is strongest
Getting there
Boat from Marina Grande, then rowboat into cave

Itineraries with Blue Grotto

Day 4 of Amalfi Coast in 4 Days

Capri and Gardens

How Blue Grotto fits into a day.
  1. 9:00Blue GrottoCapri
  2. 11:00Praiano islandsPositano
  3. 14:00TransferCapri
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Blue Grotto questions

How do you visit the Blue Grotto?

Access requires a boat from Marina Grande followed by transfer to a small rowboat that enters the low cave opening.

When is the Blue Grotto open?

Hours depend on weather and season; the site closes during rough seas.

Can you swim in the Blue Grotto?

Swimming inside the cave is not allowed.

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