In the past, it served as market square, where fish, vegetables and, occasionally, meat (until recent times meat was a rare commodity), was sold. The Piazzetta has always been the center of life on the island. A coffee served at your table will cost about EUR 5, an aperitif approximately EUR 12. How much does drink at a bar in the Piazzetta cost?Īlthough you may have been led to believe that a drink in Capri's Piazzetta will cost you an arm and a leg, in reality, prices are comparable to those applied by any fashionable bar in any Italian city. This is where mere mortals get the chance to mingle with the stars of the silver screen, photogenically sipping their coffee or cocktail at one of the bars' little whicker tables. The real protagonists are, of course, the pavement cafes one for each corner of the piazza. One thing everybody agrees on, is that it's the heart of the island where, sooner or later, all those visiting Capri come to watch the world go by.įacing onto the Piazzetta, you'll find a newsagents, a small tourist information office and the town hall - this located directly opposite the flight of steps which lead up to the island's ex-cathedral. For the rest of the world it's the Piazzetta. On the maps, Capri's most famous square is called Piazza Umberto I. The islanders call it ''a chiazz", or piazza.
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