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Capri, Italys glamorous tourist destination, emerges from the pandemic blues By Reuters By Antonio Denti and Emily G Roe CAPRI, Italy - Capris world has always been blue - the colour of the water surrounding the Mediterranean island, many of its fishing boats and, most famously, the light in its Blue Grotto. Now, the glamorous tourist destination with magnificent mansions, classy restaurants and world class shopping is hoping to shake off the pandemic blues after a year of on-and-off closures t...

Thursday 1 April 2021 An impressive chunk of limestone soaring from the Tyrrhenian Sea, Capri has been attracting attention since Roman times: the notorious Tiberius ruled the empire from the cliff-top Villa Jovis, and in the mid-19th century the island became a magnet for artists, intellectuals, aesthetes and especially writers, drawn by the inspirational scenery, gentle climate and dreamy, liberal lifestyle: Capri makes you forget everything, remarked Lenin when visiting Maxim Gorky here in 1...