31+ Villa San Michele Capri Pics. The villa's gardens have panoramic views of the town of capri and its harbour, the sorrentine peninsula, and mount vesuvius. I would come back again only for that!

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Axel munthe was a swedish doctor who settled in capri in 1876 at the age of 19. The villa houses an extensive collection of statues, mosaics and relics from antiquity to the early 20th century. In 1895, he bought the ruins of an ancient chapel and renovated it turning into his home.

It is surrounded by an impressive garden, which recently won the price as italy's most beautiful private park.

Munthe shared his love of music, animals, and. It is surrounded by an impressive garden, which recently won the price as italy's most beautiful private park. It was restored by axel munthe on the ruins of one of roman emperor tiberius's villas. The villa's gardens have panoramic views of the town of capri and its harbour, the sorrentine peninsula, and mount vesuvius.