Capri – BMW

The commercial strip of Capri Town exists largely as scenery for those doing their actual business elsewhere, in the stern cabins of superyachts, in members' lounges with no signage, over calls taken on terraces where the Faraglioni rocks perform their geological theatre below. That's the real economy of Capri: it does not cater to wealth, it filters for it, the currency being access rather than money outright, a berth at Marina Grande deep enough for a 60-metre hull, a helipad booking at the right villa, a table at a private club that does not advertise its existence. Arrive by tender from your anchored vessel and the social arithmetic becomes immediately clear, those who drove here from the ferry terminal read as tourists, those who arrived from the air or sea as something else entirely.

BMW's driver-focused edge suits the switchbacks above Marina Piccola better than most cars built for flatter geography. Rent or hire a BMW with Zeus Prestige and it arrives exactly as booked, ready for the Amalfi approach whenever the mood calls for something more involving than a tender ride.

Via Krupp, the serpentine cliff-cut path commissioned by Friedrich Alfred Krupp in 1902, offers a rare pedestrian counterpoint to the island's motorised hierarchy, connecting the Gardens of Augustus to the Marina Piccola with architectural precision that still feels designed for someone with nowhere urgent to be.

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