Ischia Island - Italian Smaller Islands

Ischia Island

(Italian: Isola d'Ischia)
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The largest island in the Gulf of Naples is now a popular destination, frequented by international tourists all year round, thanks to a mild climate.
The landscape of extraordinary beauty has earned the name of Green Island: fertility of its soil, from which are famous wines, produces beautiful blooms.
In addition to great beaches and scenic, which makes it a must Ischia are its spas, famous for the quality of water and for scenarios that are the backdrop for plants and spa.
The heritage of the island is immense: 29 reservoirs, hundreds of springs and fumaroles.
For therapeutic exploitation of the mineral-rich water is lost over the millennia and helped spread the fame of the island in the world, attracting the attention of the travelers fascinated by the idea of being able to heal naturally in a splendid landscape and uncontaminated.
Next to thermal baths, in fact, the greater glory of the island is nature: landscapes kidnap the eye, with valleys and hills, cliffs and beaches, forests and mountains.
The main center is composed of two nuclei of Ischia Ischia Porto, resort and spa, and Ischia Ponte, characteristic village dominated by the Castello Aragonese, a collection of buildings from different eras enclosed by a fortified wall.
Enchanting villages of Casamicciola Terme, the renowned hot springs and Lacco Ameno, also famous for the curative capacity of its water.
Here in the beautiful Villa Arbusto, was home to the Archaeological Museum of Pithecusae, which holds valuable artifacts.
Ischia was in fact the first settlement in greek Tyrrhenian area, founded in the eighth century BC Greeks under the name Pithekousa (Island pithekoi, "monkeys", or pithoi, "clay pots").
At that period are some of the most important finds of the museum, including the famous Nestor's cup.
From the crypt of the nearby church of Santa Restituta you access to the excavation of an early Christian basilica and museum exhibits that tell the history of the island by the Greeks to the early Christians.
Forio, less frequented by mass tourism, the character retains strong traditional fishing village.
Here, on a rocky outcrop, stands the white sanctuary of Santa Maria del Soccorso, shapes inspired by local architecture.
The sunset in this corner of paradise with the red sun to stir up the white walls of the church, is a unique experience.
The center of the fifteenth century is dominated by a tower used as a Museum.
The legendary Citara beach is one of the most beautiful island.
Near Forio is to see the spectacular garden of the Aude, the villa of composer Sir William Walton, designed dall'insigne landscape architect Russell Page.
On the southern island lies the charming St. Angelo, a tiny fishing settlement became an elegant resort.
To visit the hinterland: Panza, in panoramic position, Serrara Fountain, which is part of the hike to reach Ischia, Ischia Barano on hills that slope toward the wide beach of Ischia, dotted with hot springs and fumaroles.
The roads of the island (788 m) gives the island its unique profile: it dominates the coastline below and offers breathtaking views of the Gulf of Naples.
Suggestive, once reached the summit, a visit to the hermitage of Saint Nicholas (XV century), entirely excavated in the tufa rock.
With the pleasant climate, almost every season you can attend the beautiful sandy beaches in Ischia is rich.
And gamers can explore the secrets of cuisine deeply rooted in the tradition of careful research and wine here is a true vocation.

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