10 Things to Do in Capri in September

From the Marian festivities, to simply enjoying a stroll through the streets of Capri, this island has a lot to show you during the ninth month of the year. With the arrival of September the temperature starts to drop, however, this is a good time to enjoy the beaches.

That is why in this article I will show you some of the best things to see and do in Capri during this month. If you are already planning to travel to the island in September, you will surely find amazing things to do, and if you still don't know when to travel, I recommend you to do it during that month.

This is undoubtedly the best time of the year to visit Capri thanks to the fact that it is still summer, but autumn is approaching, so the days are still warm but not as hot as in the previous months of July and August.

In that sense, September is a good month to go and enjoy an excursion along the coast of Capri, and even take some of the best boat trips in Capri, those that take you to know the whole Amalfi Coast, Salerno, or any other nearby place within Naples, thanks to the temperatures that help you to stay comfortable with the island.

On the other hand, during this season, you have the opportunity to enjoy the most beautiful landscapes of the island more clearly, because still during the month of September, the sunny landscape allows you to clearly see the sea of Capri like a postcard.

As for emblematic places that are much more pleasant in summer, I can not fail to mention the Blue Grotto, which although it is true that it is a good plan to visit it in summer, during the month of September is even better, thanks to the fact that the influx of tourists is much lower than during the warmer months.

Another thing you can't miss during the month of September in this island, is to go for a walk through its streets, get lost among its stores and take advantage of eating in each of the most famous restaurants on the island, since during this month it is time for price reductions and you can easily find deals.

September is a month in which visitors begin to leave the island, and that gives you the opportunity to walk through the streets without crowds, enjoying at your own pace. On the other hand, something that favors the tours around the island during this month is undoubtedly the temperature.

For this month of the year, summer begins to be left behind, so temperatures drop a little, but the days are still sunny, so you can walk without problems throughout the island, without drowning in the heat.

Thanks to these weather conditions and tourist influx, you should include in your vacation during the month of September, some of the best tours of the city of Capri, to learn more than just the coast, the history and culture of the island.

One of the most famous pagan festivals of Capri is the Settembrata Anacaprese, which is celebrated between the last week of August and the first week of September. It is the feast of the grape, in which the ancient peasant practices of cultivation and care of this prodigious fruit in Italian gastronomy are celebrated and remembered.

The event began to take place in 1923, when a group of artists agreed that they wanted to honor the people of Anacapri for all their hospitality. More towards the present day, this festivity has taken on the task of reviving the life and beliefs of the population of the early 20th century.

The celebration also serves as a window to show to locals and visitors, which are the agricultural and artisan habits that remain in force to this day to produce grapes and all its derivatives. The main celebration is basically a big verbena with grape products, including sweets, candies, wines, fresh fruits, among others.

With this amount of history on its shoulders, visiting the Settembre Anacaprese has become one of the best things to do in Capri during the month of September, because it gives you a clearer idea of the level of culture and traditions of this Mediterranean island.

One of the things you can't miss during the month of September, is to go swimming at some of the best beaches of Capri, not only because of the mild weather, but also because during this season you won't find as many tourists as you would in any other month of the summer.

By September the water temperature is still around 22 ºC, so you can still go for a swim and enjoy the Mediterranean coastal climate. There are some private beaches that close their doors between the last week of September and the first week of October, to reopen around December, however, public beaches are open all year round.

Some of the beaches that I highly recommend you to visit during the month of September in Capri, are: Marina Grande, Bagni di Tiberio and Maria Piccola. Each of them has its charms and you will surely want to stay long enough to enjoy the sand and the sun.

The celebration of Santa Maria Della Libera is one of the most popular Marian traditions of Capri, and is celebrated during the following Sunday after September 8, so that this feast does not coincide with the one in honor of Tiberius during the first weekend of September.

In the middle of the religious celebration, the Caprienses take the opportunity to organize all kinds of activities for adults and children. The festival lasts about three days in which you can not only see pilgrimages, a beautiful procession and praises to the virgin, but you can also enjoy concerts and other musical activities.

To know a little about the history of this tradition, you have to know that the devotion to the virgin dates back a long time, and according to the parishioners it started after the people made a prayer to ask for the liberation of their relatives who had been taken as prisoners.

The statue of the Virgin can be seen in her church located in Marina Grande, while the celebrations take place in Villa Marina. Part of what you will love about this religious celebration is the decoration of the streets, which are bathed in colored lights throughout the day, to welcome the procession that begins at noon.

In many places around the world, the Nativity of the Virgin is celebrated as part of the Marian celebrations of the Catholic Church. In that sense, Capri is no exception, so a tribute is made to the virgin in the small rock church that remains on the slopes of Monte Solaro.

Every September 7, ceremonies dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin are held in that church, where pilgrims simply thank the Virgin for her blessings and pray for their families and for the health of the entire population of Capri in general. In addition, these religious activities serve as a prelude to the other Marian traditions of the first days of September.

In the end, all these manifestations end with a Mass and the pilgrimage of the faithful and devotees, departing from the center of Anacapri, to the road that leads to the Cetrella Valley and the church of Santa Maria.

After celebrating the Nativity of the Virgin, during the morning of September 8, the mass in honor of the Madonna of Santa Maria del Soccorso is held as part of the beginning of the Tiberian festivities, one of the most important celebrations of Capri.

Nowadays this feast has changed a lot, although you can still go not only to enjoy the mass, but also to share with the locals who stay outside the temple after the mass, as part of the religious traditions. At that time you can take the opportunity to taste some traditional flavors, snacks or regional sweets.

Once upon a time, this Festa di Santa Maria del Soccorso was especially respected by couples, who considered it an opportunity to confirm and renew their oath of love, so that the following year they could get married. After the famous religious ritual, all the attendees organized dances throughout the night in the midst of a verbena, to entertain the Virgin.

Undoubtedly this is one of those celebrations that mix the religious and the pagan and that are part of the culture and tradition of the island. Its celebration is on September 7, when tourists and islanders enjoy traditional popular events where you can see different folkloric manifestations of the Neapolitan region.

This celebration is special because it is organized by the Tiberiani themselves, which are the inhabitants of Tiberio Street. These neighbors have been organized under a committee for over eighty years. Participation in the committee is passed down from father to son, so that generation after generation, they keep the values of agricultural civilization alive.

In order to preserve this tradition, the committee organizes the Piedigrotta Tiberiana, which is nothing more than a gastronomic display in honor of the Madonna del Soccorso, which runs along via Tiberio. During the event, you will be able to taste typical dishes of the region, including maruzze, which are special preparations because the recipe is known only to the women of via Tiberio.

You will also taste other traditional dishes such as rabbit with hunter and eggplant parmesan, all accompanied by red wine extracted from the vineyards of this region. At the end of the day, you can enjoy musical shows that are also prepared by the organizing committee.

The first week of September is celebrated in Capri one of the most special and important marathons of the island and of the swimming world. It is a competition that tests the skills and physical competences of swimmers from all over the world who are looking for the title of world champion in long distance swimming.

The competition is held specifically in the Gulf of Naples, which becomes a racing venue par excellence. The race itself starts in Marina Grande, one of the most beautiful beaches of Capri, although on four occasions it has started in different places, for climatic reasons.

One of the characteristics that make the Gulf of Capri-Naples Marathon, one of the most special, is the incredible duration of almost 12 hours that participants spend swimming. In fact, among the things that are evaluated during the event, is that the marathoners swim in unnatural conditions.

The Festival del Paesaggio is one of the activities that you definitely have to enjoy in the city during the month of September because it showcases the artistic creativity of the participants. It is an exhibition of different artists who show how they see the island from their own perspective. It is an event in which only Capri artists participate.

Although only Capriese artists participate, you will surely love to go and see the different artistic representations that are exhibited during the exhibition. Year after year, the exhibition changes its focus, but not its theme, always with the intention of showing the island of Capri through art.

The exhibition is held each year at the Villa San Michele in Anacapri, and generally lasts about a month, beginning during the first week of September and ending during the first week of October.

For September, as I have already told you at some point, the weather is much nicer than during the summer, it is even nicer than during the rest of the year, and it is still possible to go visit the coasts and take a beach bath. By the ninth month, temperatures begin to drop, welcoming autumn.

However, during the first days of the month, you can still feel the summer weather, while it is possible to feel a much more autumnal climate towards the end of the month. As for temperatures, these are located throughout the month, between 20º and 31º. They can rarely drop below 20º or rise above 30º.

Between 14:00 and 21:00 the temperature is usually much warmer, while between 5:00 and 9:00 it is cooler. Along with the change in temperature also comes the rains, so you will need to pack rain gear in your suitcase, in case you get a rainy day on your trip.

Of course, the rainy season arrives in full force around November, so you should still pack enough summer clothes in your suitcase in September to enjoy the Caprese sun.

The high season of tourists on the island is undoubtedly the summer, which runs from July to September, however, for this last month, the crowds begin to drop significantly. During the first week of September the weather is still considerably more summery than autumnal, so you will find more tourists at this time.

From the second week of September until the end of the month, you can enjoy the island without crowds, and it is still possible to find enough hotel rooms and make reservations in restaurants all over the island, because tourists start to leave Capri.

Also, if you want to do some boating, September is also a good season to do so because yachts and boats are still anchored in the harbor, but the influx of tourists looking to get on one of them, is less.