Abstract

Mass tourism affects Italian minor islands during summer, and the main attractions are seaside and boat tours, together nightlife. Nevertheless, the islands are hotspots of Mediterranean geodiversity, biodiversity, and culture. This study presents a geotourist itinerary on Capri Island based on a geomorphological survey and mapping, geoheritage inventory, and evaluation for geotourism purposes. This research highlights Capri’s geosites’ scientific, scenic and cultural values as an alternative to mass tourism focused on the coasts. The Island of Capri is the best-known Italian island worldwide, so it could be sampled for the valorization of other islands through geotourism. On the Island of Capri, 8 geosites have been inventoried and evaluated, and an itinerary is proposed mainly based on terrestrial geosites, summarizing naturalistic and cultural values. The itinerary is implemented in Google Earth Pro TM to be available remotely and on-site. Geo-interpretation of the patrimony makes it accessible to the lay public, promoting its popularization and the development of more sustainable recreational activities on the island.

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