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Town Hall: tel.
081 3333111
Ischia has a surface area of 805 hectares and a population of
17,973 inhabitants (1991). The first part that welcomes tourists
is the port, which gives the idea of a charming lake surrounded
by Mediterranean-style houses. Its natural beauty is completed
by the two small neighbouring hills of St. Pietro and St. Alessandro,
whose greenery provide an unrivalled frame to the picture.

Life in the port is
very active, and at night there is no place more lively, more
gay, more frequented than the Rive Droite (Right Bank), with its
hundreds of illuminated taverns, against a background of modern
music. Places to see are: via Roma, the Piazzetta Croce and Corso
Vittorio Colonna, with an abundance of shops one next to the other,
tens of bars with gardens at the front and tables with multi-coloured
umbrellas, adorned with flowers and lights.

Visitors who like ancient
architecture, going into the historic centre, called Ischia Ponte,
after so much greenery, finally provides some monumental surroundings.
The succession of buildings have all the elements that are characteristic
of Mediterranean style: the arches, the windows, the portals,
the churches, the Bishop's Residence, the Cathedral and at the
end of the main road on the blue sea there is the famous Aragonese
Castle.
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