Capri It is a jewel of the Mediterranean that every year, with the arrival of the summer, turns into a besieged island. The phenomenon ofOverurism has now exceeded the limits of sustainability: on average, they land about 50,000 visitors per daywith tips of 12,000 people every three hours. Most of these tourists, the 91%it is “mortar and run”, that is daily hikers who arrive in the morning and start at sunset. An incessant flow that puts under pressure Infrastructures, services and inhabitants.
The consequences are visible: Milometric queues At the Marina Grande Funicular, impracticable roads Around via Rooms, and difficulty even getting or descending from the hydrofoils. The Municipality of Capri also installed defibrillators Along the most demanding paths, aware that chaos and high temperatures can put the health of visitors at risk.
Some temporary measures have been taken
Faced with this emergency, local institutions ask for structural interventions. The National Consumer Union – Island of Capri documented the critical issues and asked for one Special law to regulate the affluentprotect the territory and return decision -making autonomy to local authorities. The mayor of Capri, Marino Lembo, fights to obtain extraordinary powers and updated rules, especially regarding Naval “approach”now regulated by obsolete and unsuitable provisions to manage new generation ferries and hydrofoils.
In the meantime, some have been adopted temporary measures: double files to the funicular, with preferential lanes for residents and guests of the accommodation facilities, Hostess services To monitor access e Special checks on the beaches. But the discomfort remains palpable. The high costs for internal transport make the experience far from accessible, and the charm of the island risks disappearing Between crowd and frustration.
Yet, who chooses to stop multiple days It can still discover the authentic soul of the island. At Villa Lysis, the decadent home of Baron Fersen, or Villa San Michele in Anacapri, where the Swedish Axel Mundhe found his oasis, you can breathe the Capri who enchanted travelers and artists. Between festivals, exhibitions and dreams, there is a less tourist and deeper face on the island, which could come soon suffocated by its own beauty.
