Villa Jovis

During our four days in Capri, we also hiked a ways out of Capri Town to the Villa Jovis, where the somewhat-crazy emperor Tiberius moved the entire Roman court for the last ten years of his life. He picked the best spot on the entire island to build his home- on a high point with a great view of the Sorrento coast, across the Bay of Naples. He also supposedly threw his enemies from the cliff at "Tiberius' Jump."

Although our guide book said the villa is open until dusk, when we arrived at four, there was a sign saying it closed at three. This is in true Italian fashion, as most places here tend to open and close at seemingly completely arbitrary hours. A man walked out and told us that it was closed, but he would let us in for 20-25 minutes. We later observed him telling other tourists the exact same thing!

Oh, and there's a church built over the ruins at the top that is devoted to Mary.