Blue Grotto - Capri, Italy

[@jawoody9745]

This day was so much more mellow than the Sunday morning when we were there. It was crazy, loud and hilarious that Sunday morning almost 2 weeks ago.... It was nothing like this!

[@carronalee]

Whilst Capri is a beautiful place, sadly like many other places in the world, it’s crammed full with far too many tourists. ☹️If I was a permanent resident, I wouldn’t be happy as it is too busy and every single business seems to exist purely as an opportunity to sell really expensive food and souvenirs to day visitors. When we visited the Blue Grotto it was a nightmare. Everyone pays to board a large motor boat which takes off from the main Capri harbour. After arriving at the grotto, we had to queue up behind all the other boats that were waiting there before us. Whilst there, you have to pay for a ticket to enter the grotto. After almost an hour, we had to climb off the side of the motor boat into a tiny rowing boat - shared with other tourists. By the time it was our turn to enter, the tide was so high that we had to practically lie on our backs to pass through the tiny shallow entrance. Our visit within the grotto lasted less than 4 minutes and was practically pitch black because due to how late it was, there was practically no light left. We barely saw a single glimpse of the famed ‘blue water’. There were a whole lot of other tiny rowing boats in the cave at the same time - each one steered by men who were singing (poorly) to show off the echo inside...... or more likely to distract us from the disappointing experience. As we left the grotto/cave and awaited our (rescue) boat to return to Capri, the man who steered our rowing boat demanded additional ‘tips/gratuities’ from everyone.....advising all 4 of us (me, my partner and 2 other tourists) that he expected a minimum of €20 for each boatload of visitors. We gave him €5 and the others refused. I wish we refused too....but we were trapped on a dirty wet boat (filled with water drenching our feet) and we were going to have to rely on his skills at rowing us up next to the bigger vessel and staying still whilst we all tried to climb up the side to safety. ❤️I love the Amalfi Coast, the Italian lifestyle and the Italian people ...but this horrible money-grabbing tourist trap is a disgrace. You pay for a motor boat to take you to the location, you then pay another fee to another floating ‘ticket boat’ who allocates you a rowing boat....then you’re practically held at ransom by the guy who gives you the actual tour. Such a disappointment!!

[@anandg5843]

Thanks Tessa @ 1:00, 2:16, 2: 42 for sharing the brilliance of Azure to blue with a pitch-black backdrop.

[@alexandrumizgan1285]

wow! the cave has echo like into little salt mine

[@IksinskiTomek]

3 minutes inside?? I'm lucky when choose Faraglioni

[@alexandrumizgan1285]

Into is dark, if you submerged then has impresion to lost in space

[@nstyncts210]

i dont want to be rude or needy but do you think youll ever repost the 1d video?

[@tesspesicka]

Haha sorry just made it public again!

[@tomferguson1642]

Hello, I just came across your video and love it! I want to ask for permission to feature it on our page on Facebook because my audience will love it too! (We will not make any money from the video, just sharing it so people to enjoy) We are more than happy to credit you however you like! Hope this is ok with you? Thanks!

[@abbynarishkin9025]

Hello Tessa! I am a producer at INSIDER in New York and I would like to feature your clip in a story we’re making on the Blue Grotto. We’ll be sure to give you a clear, onscreen credit on all your footage we include. Please let me know if that's okay! Thank you!

[@tesspesicka]

Hi Abby! That sounds great - go for it. I'd love a link to the finished story!

[@abbynarishkin9025]

Absolutely! Do you have an email you'd like me to send that to?

[@tesspesicka]

Thanks so much! [e-mail]