Capri, Italy's blue island, emerges from the pandemic blues


  • World
  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: A deserted bathhouse is seen in the island of Capri, a southern Italian island that relies heavily on foreign tourism, despite the loosening of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in much of the country, in Capri, Italy, April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Antonio Denti

CAPRI, Italy (Reuters) - Capri's world has always been blue - the color 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 that have depressed the economy.

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