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Surface: 46 Kmq | Hight: 789 mt | Lat.: 40° 44',82 | Long.: 13° 56',58 E | Periplus: 18 miles | Coasts: 51.2 Km | Cities: 6 | Inhabitants: 58.029

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City of Ischia

 

The town of Ischia is located at the eastern point of the island, this municipality includes in its extension the villa in Campagnano to the ESE, the Villa de' Bagni to the NE; through these villages it borders in the south with the City of Testaccio, on the side Campagnano in the hills of St. Pancrazio. To the south-west of the territory of Barano to the Cremato on the Piejo campaigns. To the north with the town of Casamicciola, on the side towards the Villa de'Bagni, Cercola and Quercia.
The main center is located where once was the village of Gelso, the district so named because planted the mulberries in the shade of these trees in the summer days were the inhabitants of the city during the hours of walking.
That village was in ancient times inhabited by sailors and fishermen, who because of their job they could not normally remain hospitalized in the closed cities, but also could not get away for the frequent barbarian raids.
Pleasant countryside, fertile gardens, extending around this ancient town, which gradually saw rising buildings around the new buildings, more modest and not uncomfortable, but sumptuous and architectural, the result of the growing affluence of its inhabitants.
The population grew, the need of widening township grew larger, both houses, and other comfortable life structures.
Result of trade, by the class of sailors, was the increase of the Village of Mulberry, which soon turned into pulpy district, where they erected temples, monasteries, hospitals. Public fountains, plazas, marinas: the one from the south-east ELP class of fishermen, the other from the north-east of the class of sailors.
When the castle ended up being the city of the island, this village became the main center of the town, and established church authorities and island’s military.
This main center of Ischia extends over a large stretch of land, wet to the NE from the sea, for its entire length: from the opposite side is lined with decent and elegant buildings, behind which rise the rolling hills of Sorezzano Procidano and embellished with lovely mess. Ischia has a few internal roads: one is remarkable for its length and width and the principle of the bridge where took the head of the castle artificial isthmus and extends to the point so that terrazappata, where you turn right continue its course towards the Mandra, the cremated de'Bagni Villa. To the left it vanishes, after covering the quarter-Lauro House, in the narrow paths and country of S. James and Mandarin.
The Puzzolana street leads to Villa Campagnano, and the next campaign, to the municipalities of Testaccio, Barano, etc.
Spacious, comfortable and well-paved is the square of this town, it is the center of all operations, the place of delivery of all the peasants and the bourgeoisie, both living in the main town, is that ascend from the rural villages. Decent are most of the buildings of the town of Ischia.
The seminar was open to clerical education until 1806 and served for the neighborhood to the garrison of the square. It was reopened in 1844, was finally suppressed in 1865.
The best buildings on the road, are those of the lords Lauro, Califano, Lanfreschi, Moriconi, de Luca, Mirabella, and others under construction, or recent, or forgotten by us.

 

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The Aragonese castle

The castle is made of a cone of lava basalt, which rises from the sea bottom, and is about 600 feet from its highest level. The truncated cone to the bottom, forms the south-east a less steep slope, covered with gardens, and the ruins of ancient cities, there for many years.
The old bishop’s palace, a convent, and the remains of public and private buildings, for many years abandoned and destroyed, most islanders do not live there, or bourgeois, because it conforms more part of the territory of Ischia, the place having become state property.
At the top of the fortress was headquartered healing of veterans, whose only nine have remained.
At the foot of the fortress there was once a battery above the water.
From the drawbridge, the first port gate, to the citadel, there is a climb of about a kilometer and 250 meters in the shape of spiral. Per length of 500 feet is dug into the rock, forming a gallery deck 22 feet in width, of high winds.
In the fifteenth century it was about impregnable fortress.
This castle was built by soldiers of Hiero, when the rebels drove out the Cumans, they were to occupy this island about the year 474 AEV. It was called Castel-Hiero, or Castel-Geronda and also the island of Hiero. It was then called Ischia and Ischia Minor.
In the beginning it was reachable by sea.
Castle fell into the hands of Alfonso I, who dug these chisels to power a street so wide that two chariots could meet: he rose all external communications, and from the outside covered with rocks and inaccessible cliffs, ditches , ramparts, walls and iron doors, calling it Castrum Regium Isclae.
Alfonso himself populated this enclosure in a colony consisting of 300 their exposures, to whom married women of expelled fighters. Since that time the fortress was called earth, or Citadel independent of City Island.
To make sure the nascent citadel, and linked to a stable island, Alfonso I, published in 1433 or 35 that royal edict, reported in the Second Part of that story, which established the customs mentioned: he made to join the Citadel to the Island, with an artificial isthmus, formed of solid bridges between the waves and the rocks, basalt stones to convert and guaranteed by cliffs, which was still needed to repair the small woods that stormy weather were in the bosom of the marina of St. Anna.
During the rule of the Aragonese, this royal castle has been illustrated by the facts of value, both the houses of noble and illustrious personages.
The Castle was when the city of the island, came to contain a population of 1892 families, as evidenced by Giovannandrea d’Aloysio, proceeds from the wealth of the kingdom in the year 1757.
Then there was all gathered, nobility, bourgeoisie, the clergy, ranks, authorities, public offices, churches, monasteries, cathedrals, shops. The island of Ischia was deserted and barren. In some beach or hill was gathered some villa, land or house, inhabited by peasants, or farmers, or traffickers, or fishermen, and a few landowners.
In the past century the inhabitants of the town of Ischia began to focus on the hill now known as Citizens of Casamicciola, and here raised these villas and cottages, mansions, and churches.
At the end of the eighteenth century all the inhabitants came out, the city was confused with the castle, and all that constituted the strength of Ischia, occupied by the garrison of veterans, sailors and gunners.

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Hotels in Ischia

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The structure is arranged on several terraces that offer an unforgettable view where guests can have breakfast, spend party nights but also find quiet

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micro taxiIsland tour by microtaxi
Tour of the island with a guide
Visiting the island by microtaxi means looking at Ischia with different eyes, which shows itself in its purity and originality with an almost traditional antique flavor.

Capitan MorganCapitan Morgan
Discover the most beautiful places
Capitan Morgan offers a wide range of itineraries to discover the most beautiful places of our region with departures from the port of Forio, Lacco, Casamicciola and Ischia.

Products Made in Ischia

Chilli jamAzienda Vitivinicola Colella Giosuè
Chilli jam
Made with chilli, peppers, apples, salt and sugar.

cremaIschia Beauty
Soothing Mask
Mask indicated to soothe red and irritated skin ..

CleanserIschia Thermae
Cleanser
Rich water-soluble emulsion, suitable for all skin types. Gently cleanses delicately respecting the natural pH of the skin

cremaNaturischia
Typical products of Ischia
Wide choice of typical products of Ischia, from the famous limoncello, to the piperna, the aromas, the jams, the biscuits, the honey, the preparations, ...

MieleRuffano Agricultural Company
Citrus Honey
The package contains 6 380 ml jars with about 480 ...

cremaScapriccio Bistrot
A' Piperna
La Piperna dello Scapriccio original bitter Ischitano from the various properties based on PIPERNA.

Restaurants in Ischia

Seasons lounge bar & restaurantSeasons lounge bar & restaurant
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Ischia in the kitchen

Fried escarole pizza Fried escarole pizza The fragrance of hot bread is a memory that we carry around as children. The result of an experience handed down by Maurizio's father, Nonno Franchino,...
Seafood risotto Seafood risotto An exclusive location at the foot of Michelangelo’s tower and a small village behind. Cocò Mare, not far from the center of Ischia Ponte,...
Quail with broccoli (inflorescences of turnip tops) Quail with broccoli (inflorescences of turnip tops) 480m above the sea level, the air is fresh also in the summer days, a rural and welcoming atmosphere just a short-walk from the most high summits of the...
Cava Grado cake Cava Grado cake The Dal Pescatore restaurant is located in the heart of Sant’Angelo d’Ischia, in the enchanting Piazzetta directly overlooking the small fishing...
Squid with rocket pesto and potatoes Squid with rocket pesto and potatoes In a romantic atmosphere, just a few steps away from the waves of the sea, illuminated by the twinkling of the stars and the moonlight, you can have the...

Ischia in cellar

Cantine Mazzella - Forastera Cantine Mazzella - Forastera Three generations, a past full of sacrifices and commitment, this is the story of the Antonio Mazzella cellars. Founded by Nicola in 1940 and expanded...
Tommasone Vini - Spumante ischia bianco extra brut Tommasone Vini - Spumante ischia bianco extra brut The La Pietra di Tommasone agricultural company was founded in 2000. The father of Mr. Antonio Monti, Tommaso, was heir to a family tradition that had...

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FAQ - Questions about the island of Ischia




  • Buonasera, sono residente all'estero e possiedo la doppia cittadinanza italiana/estera. Sto programmando una vacanza in Campania questa estate e vorrei noleggiare un'auto. Volevo chiedere se sono autorizzata a portare la vettura noleggiata ad Ischia nel periodo estivo. Grazie in anticipo.

    Tuesday, 22 April 2025  Mariagiovanna Palmiero

    Buongiorno,

    si, il divieto di sbarco e circolazione riguarda solo veicoli e cittadini residenti in Campania.

    Saluti

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  • Ciao, vogliamo portare tre biciclette sulla barca da Napoli a Ischia dal 16 fino al 18 Ottobre, è possibile portarle sulla barca? Grazie

    Sunday, 25 September 2022  Catrina Stewart

    Ciao, si è consentito imbarcare le biciclette, sulle navi ed anche sugli aliscafi. 

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  • Are you open May 14-16, 2022?

    Monday, 18 April 2022  Mary Norton

    Good morning,

    you can check all the wellness centres open on Ischia on the follwing site

    https://terme.ischia.it/en/ischia-spa-map/thermae-spas#sort=position&sortdir=desc

    kind regards

     

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Info on Ischia island

  • Surface: 46 Kmq
  • Hight: 789 mt
  • Lat.: 40° 44',82 N
  • Long.: 13° 56',58 E
  • Periplus: 18 miglia
  • Coasts: 51.2 Km
  • Cities: 6
  • Inhabitants: 58.029

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