Ischia, the island of the global holiday

Beautiful, fascinating, protean, frank, outspoken, with a big heart, it is one of the most popular destination in the world.

Why?

Because relaxation here is made of impulses coinciding with the primordial elements, and intertwining with the testimonies that man has left over the centuries: from dry walls, built stone by stone, with blocks of yellow and green tuff, delimiting the fields; to the Arabesque and Tyrrhenian architectures of the hamlets. Ischia is the largest and most populated island in the Gulf of Naples. Occupies an important position on the navigation routes in the central Mediterranean basin for millennia and, in particular, the Greeks of Euboea decided to build the first settlement there during their colonization of the West, in the 8th century BC.

Divided into six municipalities: Ischia, Casamicciola, Lacco Ameno, Forio, Serrara Fontana and Barano.

Each of these municipalities, following one another geographically in the island tour, is identified as a spa for treatment and stay, to express the historical peculiarities of the territory, which are linked to hospitality in the name of well being.
A centuries old feature that has evolved in recent decades with the creation - along the coast - of splendid parks and balneo-thermal gardens, real naturalistic oases, unique, created by far sighted operators. Thanks to its fascinating nature, Ischia (on whose name many hypotheses have been made, about the origin) is above all known, today, as the Green Island.

Walking around Ischia

If you only have one day to visit it,
here are the essential steps!

At the Ravino Gardens in Forio d'Ischia, the largest collection of succulent plants in Europe.

An ancient vineyard facing west, in front of the sunset wonderland of Forio.
There is a dream sunset at the Soccorso Church

There is a dream sunset at the Soccorso Church

Any time in any season offers suggestions from Punta del Soccorso, but the sunset that can be observed from there is considered the most surprising on the island. With the possibility of enjoying, on certain days, the rare vision of the Green Ray. A place also made unique by the church of Santa...

Here is a small guide for unconventional swimmers, where to swim in Ischia

Here is a small guide for unconventional swimmers, where to swim in Ischia

It's easy to say: island "equal" sea. If the island is such (but each island is very different from the others!) the sea is never the same.
A place of well-being characterized by a serene and friendly atmosphere ...

A place of well-being characterized by a serene and friendly atmosphere ...

Lying in the San Montano bay, the most suggestive inlet on the island of Ischia. Immersed in a green area of over 22 acres, it is frequented by a tourism oriented to the emerging values of health and beauty.
Until 6.00 p.m. you can immerse yourself in the hot thermal waters of the Poseidon Gardens.

Until 6.00 p.m. you can immerse yourself in the hot thermal waters of the Poseidon Gardens.

Over one hundred thermal springs scattered everywhere between land and sea, known and frequented since ancient times for their therapeutic properties. The largest thermal basin in Europe is in Ischia, the island that gives health to its guests in modern spas, in thermal parks surrounded by...

To buy a souvenir you are spoiled for choice

To buy a souvenir you are spoiled for choice

among the ceramics, a typical island craft activity from the time of the ancient Greeks, the woven baskets, the beauty creams, the renowned wines, the perfumes, the honey, the appreciated liqueurs and much more.
Breakfast

Breakfast "da Cocò" with the background of chatter among the fishermen on the pier

for a coffee worthy of the best Neapolitan tradition and ideal companion to the classic Ischia croissant with cream and black cherry.
Down from the Castle, I turn around the corner and ...

Down from the Castle, I turn around the corner and ...

A few steps away, right in front of the Cathedral dedicated to the Madonna of the Assumption, Michela graciously welcomes those crossing the door of Lunaria and are passionate about her silver creations.
From 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. visit the La Mortella Gardens, among the ten most beautiful in Italy and Europe

From 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. visit the La Mortella Gardens, among the ten most beautiful in Italy and Europe

award-winning casket of perfect harmony between the Mediterranean flora and the hundreds of species of plants of the most varied origins, in particular from tropical areas.
9.00 am First, essential stop on the Aragonese Castle

9.00 am First, essential stop on the Aragonese Castle

Between the walls built by the Aragonese who made it impregnable over the centuries, the Castle contains the synthesis of the history of Ischia from the Middle Ages to 1809, when it was abandoned by the population and transformed into a prison by the Bourbons.