Ischia

the volcanic islands

Campania

The wonderful region of Campania Felix

Campania Campania is on of the the region most rich in art, history, traditions and culture of Italy. An immense artistic heritage makes it a favorite destination of world tourism. Naples as highlight of this wonderful region, the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Sorrento, Pompeii, Paestum are only part of the wonder of this region. In Campania you can experiment the richest archaelogical site in Italy from Baia, the submerged city, to Velia the Greek village in Cilento. Since the Roman epoch, the region of Campania has been known as Felix. It was the centre of nature’s bounty and abundance of gastronomy that the land has fertilized by the volcanic eruptions over time. The …

Ischia, the largest island in the Gulf of Naples, belongs to the group of islands flegree (Ischia, Procida, and Vivara Nisida) designated as belonging to a common geological area of Campi Flegrei. The island is less than 30 kilometers from Naples and has a coastline of 34 km. With about 60 000 inhabitants (Istat 2007) is the third most populous island in Italy after Sicily and Sardinia. Ischia's climate is typically Mediterranean, made even more lenient characterized by the particular shape of the island from the heights of Mount Epomeo central: in winter the lowest average temperature is 9° C, with January the coldest month, while the highest average temperature occurs in August with 30 degrees.

Like all the other islands flegree Ischia volcanic in origin: it is formed as a result of various eruptions occurred in the distant past. Also its highest peak, Mount Epomeo (787 m) is of volcanic origin, but unlike what was believed until the early twentieth century is not a volcano, but the consequence of a lifting motion of volcanic rock 30,000 years ago. Although the eruptions and tectonic movements that gave rise to the island date back thousands of years ago, do not forget that even in recent times Ischia has been affected by eruptions and earthquakes, as the series of lava flows occurred around the thirteenth century in the town Arso and cream. Today, this activity is evident by the presence of numerous hot springs on the island. Do not miss the hot springs of Negombo and the Bay of Sogerto.

Casa Lora - Ischia

Bed&Breakast in Ishia with swimming pool, garden, panoramic terrace, sauna.

Position: Forio d’Ischia. The island of Ischia is rich in inviting resources, beaches, and fountains of thermal water left behind because of the presence of active volcanic phenomena that have occurred on the island. This nice bed&breakfast in Ischia is found on the western part of the island of Ischia, in the community of Forio, that has for centuries kept its historic town center in tact. Casa Lora is an old country home, situated in panoramic position on the forefront of Punta Imperatore (Emperor’s Point), from which it is easy to enjoy the magnificent sunsets. Casa Lora offers six welcoming rooms with two or three beds (all with private bath) that open towards a splendid view of the garden. The presence of a natural Turkish bath, serviced by the warm and beneficial underground natural springs, is one of the many pleasures that guests can partake in at the Casa Lora house for complete relaxation and recovery of well being. The fountain is used for reheating the water of the house, respecting fully the “sustainable” spirit. Besides this, the bed & breakfast offers a splendid pool with hydro-massage jets set amongst the picturesque green of the olive trees. Dinner: 22.50 euro wine included

Pera di Basso - Ischia

Agriturismo in Ischia with swimming pool, restaurant.

Situated in the hills that dominate the landscape of the agritourism, Casamicciola is the raised portion of an old rustic home that today has been renovated following the ‘sustainable’ philosophy, therefore with no negative environmental impact. To stay in the agritourism means not only to enter in contact with the people that have created it but to also touch the dynamics of agriculture or farm breeding with your hand and savor their products. In the Pera di Basso agritourism silence reigns, which above all is what an agritourism surrounded completely by nature can offer.Besides this, it offers a pool and forest in which you can do trekking or mountain biking and immerse yourself in nature.The products from the garden are cultivated in a biological way and the restaurant offers plates that display the typical cuisine of the island. A free shuttle service will pick you up upon arrival at the Port of Casamicciola.

Pietradonica - Ischia

B&B in Ischia with garden near the sea

Location: Forio d’Ischia (Ischia) Mimì will welcome you in his B&B in the center of Forio of Ischia, one of the communities of the island. This lovely building from the 1800s offers furnished rooms all decorated in a particular style by the same Mimi. The Bed and Breakfast is located close in the center of the city, just a few paces from the pedestrian center with shops offering typical crafts of the area and nice restaurants. The sea is about a 10 minute distance on foot. Pietradonica is the point of departure for many excursions on the island due to its well-connected locale to many activities such as a visit to the Casa d’Ambra producers of Ischitano wine, or trekking excursions atop Mount Epomeo. The strongest point is absolutely the beautiful garden in which even a banana tree grows! In the morning for breakfast or in the evening for cocktail hour it is the ultimate in relax to enjoy the gazebo surrounded by fresh flowers and plants.

Le Pleiadi - Succhivo, Ischia

Apartment in Sant'Angelo, Ischia, terrace, near the sea

The apartments of Le Pleiadi in Succhivo (Ischia) are situated in an old citrus grove, and surrounded by vineyards and rich vegetation.Designed and built recently preferring the brightness and the rational use of space, the apartments all have large terraces, from which the glance from the island of Sant 'Angelo and the open sea south of the island of Ischia. The terraces, bordered by stone walls covered with plants and flowers, are a continuation of the interior spaces, and are equipped with pergolas and barbecue. Available for all guests a wonderful swimming pool with Jacuzzi.12 meters long, covered with a mosaic of colored marine blue, with a constant depth of 120 cm and water temperature of 33-34 ° C, the pool is for guests of the apartments the perfect place to rest and relax. The place is a stillness and a silence incomparable.Exposure to the west allows you to watch sunsets from the violent colors, surrounded on one side by dwarf palms, olive trees and citrus fruits (including oranges, mandarins, lemons and grapefruits giants), the other by a vineyard and plants apricots, plums, persimmons, bananas.

Sant'Angelo - Ischia

Apartment in Sant'Angelo, Ischia, terrace, near the sea

The apartments the Le Pleiadi Sant'Angelo, enjoy a stunning position,with the building that ends the village of Sant'Angelo, facing the beach and the isthmus.The magnificent balconies are suspended over the water, and look all around the sea. The orientation of the different rooms from east to south to west, provides exceptional brightness from morning to late afternoon. The apartments that face west are exposed to a strong colored sunsets.The architecture of the apartments is simple and of Mediterranean tradition. The guest that rent this apartment love the sea, the wind, the sky and the sun.The village of Sant 'Angelo (Ischia) is the jewel of the island of Ischia. The old fishermen's houses, the square with restaurants and shops, the marina that welcomes the traditional boats of the locals, and where the morning you can buy freshly caught fish, the two beaches that surround the isthmus, the volcanic island facing the square and frames the town, the silence that surrounds it (you can not move to town by car or scooter), a unique form of Sant'Angelo.