Villa San Michele on Capri island

Villa San Michele on Capri in Italy is a magical place that must be experienced. While some speak of Feng shui perfection, about a node for magnetic flows, and others about its enchanting beauty, it awakes a feeling of dread in some. Villa San Michele is undoubtedly unique and a living example of the dream that became reality. Perhaps a mad nightmare springing from a longing for beauty or an individual’s attempt to deal with his feelings of powerlessness. Was it megalomania and aesthetic madness or perhaps more a grown boy’s desire for love?

The soul needs more space than the body

Axel Munthe coined ingeniously and may have devoutly believed. Is he perhaps like Icarus when from the heights of Capri’s steep cliffs he stretches out for more -

My home shall be open for the sun and the wind and the voices of the sea - like a Greek temple – and light, light, light everywhere!

to then be violently driven into the shadows, blind and alone. Villa San Michele is a place for you who yearn, dream and search for answers. Welcome, you are in good company.

Peter Cottino

Director of Villa San Michele

Consul of Sweden on Capri