ABOUT VILLA DOUGLAS

Built in the seventeen-hundreds, this Villa is one of Capri’s largest private properties. Its feel and aesthetics are the product of the great characters who have inhabited it and enhanced it over the years. In the first half of the 1900s, the villa was home to British author Norman Douglas, who decided to shape his Capri home into an oasis for the spirit. During his stay, Douglas contributed greatly to the beauty and aura of the estate by planting several hundred oaks, olive trees, lms, cypresses and mediterranean pines. 

Following Douglas came the Scottish writer Sir Compton Mackenzie, who in turn, after having spent many summers in Capri, sold the villa to an Italian noble family. In the 1960s, the residence, or better, its pinewood, was spotted by the current owners, who were instantly captured by the natural spectacle as they were sailing around the island. The villa lies a pleasant approx. 18 minutes walk from the famous “Piazzetta,” along the scenic path leading to Villa Jovis.

 

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