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Ischia Island

Ischia Island is volcanic, quite mountainous, with lush valleys and exposed rock everywhere. Mount Epomeo is 788m, the highest peak, extending from Serrara to Barano, its centre at Fontana. Fishing and farming as well as tourism are the main forms of employment, while wine, tiles and pottery are made here.

About Ischia

The Ischia Island coastline comes to over 20.6 miles, this including cliffs, beaches (sandy and rocky alike) and caves. Diving, angling and water sports in general, are all practised here, with many boat excursions available.

Beaches are plentiful on Ischia Island and varying in facilities and appearance. Cartaromana is a sandy beach about 300m long, near Ischia Ponte, with thermal springs which exit into the sea and make the sea water very hot in parts. You can get here by road or by boat from the pier. Facilities include bathing establishments, sun bed hire, bars and restaurants.

Citara beach is situated in Forio, near Punta Imperatore and has a great aspect for sunbathing and a calm sea. On the beach there is the Poseidon Thermal Garden which has sea and thermal water swimming pool. Facilities include various bathing establishments, water sport facilities, bars and restaurants.

The longest beach on Ischia island is in Barano called Maronti beach, measuring 2 miles. It is located between Capo Grosso and Sant’Angelo, surrounded by hills. You can get to this beach from Barano by road or by taxi-boat from Sant’Angelo harbour. Facilities include bars, restaurants, water sports diving as well as bathing facilities.

Other beaches include Lido D’Ischia, Sant’Angelo, Cava Grado, San Francesco Beach, Casamicciola Terme Beach and Spiaggia degli Inglesi.

 

Useful Information and links:

Sport clubs

Aurasclub
Via Lungomare Aragonese
26 ISCHIA
Tel: + 39 081 982 915

Federazione Italiana Bocce
Via Calosirto3
Ischia
Tel: + 39 081 982 344

Lega Navale Italiana
Via Isolino, 29
Ischia
Tel: + 39 081 982 048

Tennis Club Lido Ischia
Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo, 2
Ischia
Tel: + 39 081 985 245

Tennis Club Pineta
Via Vittoria Colonna, 72
Ischia
Tel: + 39 081 993 300

Yacht Club Isola d’Ishcia
Via Isolino, 9
Ischia
Tel: + 39 081 983 821

Centro Provinciale Sportivo Libertas
Via Eddomade, 41
Casamicciola
Tel: + 39 081 980 993

Yacht Club Vela IT
Piazza Santa Restituta, 1
Lacco Ameno
Tel: + 39 081 900 572

Energy S.N.C. SS
Forio-Panza, 15
Forio
Tel: + 39 081 507 1141

Tennis Club Forio
Via M. Verde, 41
Forio
Tel: + 39 081 998 198

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