Capri – Villa San Michele

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The Villa San Michele or St. Michael is a Swedish cultural institution with its headquarters on the isle of Capri. In addition to the Villa St. Michael it also includes a museum surrounded by a garden of rare beauty, lodgings for Swedish writers, artists, scientists and researchers, and a natural park "Mount Barbarossa " for the protection of migratory birds and Mediterranean vegetation.

San Michele was created by Axel Munthe who was still a young physician when he decided to realize his dreams and ambitions by settling down in a house in Anacapri. He later became famous for his book "The History of St. Michael."

A physician by profession Munthe owes his fame nevertheless to his activity as an author. He received numerous recognitions also for his culture in art, philanthropy and for his friendship with animals. Munthe had many interests and although he was born and died in Sweden, he had an extremely international personality.

Except for brief intervals, Axel Munthe lived in Capri for over 56 years. His love for the island and shared his passion for music, nature and animals with Queen Victoria of Sweden, who spent long periods in Capri for health reasons.

In order to protect the migratory birds in Capri, that at that time risked extermination due to indiscriminate hunting, Axel Munthe decided to buy the land consisting in Mount Barbarossa so he could offer a protected zone to the migratory birds.

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