Workout Description

Enjoy the view of Capri and take in its splendor while getting some serious steps in. The 921 stone steps that will take you to the top of the island will snake through residential areas and past local shops (grab some limoncello candies on the way through) and sightseeing must-stops like the chapel dedicated to Sant Antonio of Padua. Make sure to give yourself time to enjoy the walk and, without question, the stunning view from the top.

This is a bucket list experience.

Difficulty Level: Easy
For more details, please visit: https://www.capri.com/en/e/the-phoenician-steps

From Capri.Net:

Once the only connection between the port of Marina Grande and Anacapri, the town located on the slopes of Monte Solaro, the Phoenician Steps are now a major tourist attraction: 921 stone steps from where to admire the island of Capri in all its glory.

Until only a few years ago, it was believed that the steps had been built by the Phoenicians (hence the name). Recent historical research has revealed that the steps were, in reality, constructed by the Ancient Greeks, between the 7th and 6th century B.C.

Up until 1874, the year in which the carriageway between Capri and Anacapri was completed, the steps represented the only connection between Anacapri and the rest of the world. Anacapri had no wells and the only source of fresh water on the island was the Truglio spring, in the vicinity of the port. As a consequence, the town’s womenfolk were obliged to walk down the near 1000 steps and climb back up them (with a heavy vase of water balanced on their heads!), each and every day.
In the same way, only this time with the help of donkeys, building material, correspondence and the cumbersome trunks belonging to the first travelers to visit Anacapri were transported up the steps.

An insider tip from the islanders: “We recommend you walk up rather than down the Phoenician Steps. A number of the steps have very high risers, making it much easier to ascend than descend.”