The Blue Grotto is a cave that's part of the Island of Capri. Getting to see it is all a matter of timing. It's only open during certain times of the year, and even then, it's only open during those times of the year when the weather is just right. 
Getting into the cave is tricky. Our small tour boat taking us around the island stopped and weighed anchor, while we were slowly transferred to a row boat, big enough to hold 4 people. This whole escapade is not recommended for people without a strong stomach. The boats rock quite a bit. I took Dramamine before hand just to be on the safe side.
The row boat, rowed by a local, then rowed us over to a floating doc where we paid for this extra trip into the grotto. From there he rowed us to the cave entrance. To get into the cave, us passengers lie down flat on our backs. The rower then lays down on top of us, in order to get into the cave entrance. It's definitely a bit precarious.
But once in the cave, it is quite beautiful. The acoustics are amazing, so our rower gave us a beautiful serenade as he rowed us around inside for a few minutes. To leave the cave, the same creative laying down had to be down. We of course tipped our man, then were transferred back onto our touring boat. We had to wait for all passengers to return to the boat, so it took a little while. Totally worth it though. And we were quite lucky to hit it on a day when it just happened to be open, and there weren't any crowds yet.
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