 You
can shop for top end products and designs on Via Camerelle. Check
out Carthusia-Profumi di Capri for some exclusive
perfumes made locally. Started in 1948, the scents are inimitable
and often considered a collector’s item. You can also visit
their perfume lab on Vialle Parco Augusto. It is
open everyday from 9:30am to 6pm.
Don’t leave the island without buying a bottle of Limoncello.
This local liqueur, made from lemon zest, was made by the Canali
family from this island years ago. You can drink it as an aperitif
or mixed with vodka or sparkling wines. In 1989, the Canalis established
modern distilleries and its popularity has soared ever since, with
exports going to countries like America and Japan. Locally, buy
it from at Limoncello di Capri on 79 Via Roma in Capri. In Anacapri
you can pick it up from Via Capodimonte.
Capri is also a good place for footwear, clothes and jewellery
and you can often find some very good bargains. You can have custom-made
footwear at Canfora on Via Camerelle 3. Antonio
Viva has the best sandal maker and you can buy his footwear from
L'Arte del Sandalo Caprese on Giuseppe Orlandi
75, Anacapri. You can also have sandals made to your designs here.
Mamma Olympia’s jewellery is most popular
on the island. Located at La Perla Goielli, Piazza Umberto 10-15,
this shop was started in 1936 and makes the most exquisite jewellery
that is popular all over Europe and America. |
