Beaches

San Montano is one of the most beautiful beaches in Ischia but also a very quiet place. Located near Lacco Ameno, it attracts tourists with its amazing blue sea and its fine sand. Here there is also Negombo Thermal Park, one of the most popular thermal centres on the island. The beach can be reached by crossing a stretch of lush vegetation between the two promontories of Monte Zaro and Monte Vico.

San Francesco Beach is just a few kilometres from the port of Forio, easy to reach by car or bus. The resort is also available to organise a transfer for you on request.

To the right it is dominated by the spectacular Punta Caruso promontory, the ideal place for anyone who loves quiet rocky shores.

The beach is graced with fine sand and dotted with umbrellas and sun beds on which to spend the day. When you get hungry, grab a delicious light lunch in any of the many nearby little restaurants.

Chiaia Beach is a long sun-kissed beach of fine sand protected by large boulders you can easily swim to. The sea here remains relatively shallow for a few dozen metres, with a sandy bottom that makes it ideal for families with small children, who can safely play in the water to their heart’s content. Much of the beach is lined with bathing establishments, restaurants, snack bars, while other parts are left in their natural free state. It is easily reached by car from the resort, or by public transport.

Cava dell’Isola Beach, entirely free, is located outside of Forio, not far from Citara Bay and Scogli Innamorati Bay. It is easily reached by car or bus, but the last 250 metres is a walk along a path over the hill that slopes downwards to the shore. The soft grey sand is large-grained.

The beach sits between two promontories of tuff, the water is quickly deep and the young people who prefer this beach enjoy the gentle waves that lap up on this stretch of shoreline and the rays of the sun that dips down in the distant horizon as the day comes to an end. The snack bars and restaurants that line the shore offer fine food and refreshments.

Citara is undoubtedly one of the most amazing beaches in Ischia. Dominated by the promontory of Punta Imperatore, this bay offers both free beach and beach facilities. Here there is also the famous Giardini Poseidon, the largest thermal park in Europe.

Sorgeto is an inlet, home to a very real open-air thermal park. Hot mineral water springs, therapeutic saunas and steam baths, this is what – at the dawn of time – Mother Nature blessed Ischia with. Today, anyone in need of reducing stress and tiredness can come and take advantage of these very natural benefits for free.

You can reach the cove by sea or climbing down a steep ramp of stairs that starts at Panza. Letting yourself relax in the sweet/salt mix of water (with temperatures that change from 35°C to 37°C depending on the tide) while watching the most beautiful sunsets you can imagine is a truly amazing sensation. But be careful – the rocks and pebbles can sometimes be very hot!

The most amazing thing to do at Sorgeto is swimming at night, floating in the warm water gazing at the stars. These unforgettable moments can even be enjoyed in the low season, as the island’s winter is always mild, the thermal waters warm and the crowds far away during the winter season!

Surrounded by Majestic hills whose steep slopes hide the entrances to deep fissures known in Ischia as cave, often the source of powerful thermal water springs like Cava Scura, is one of the loveliest beaches in all of Italy. It is known as Maronti Beach, is graced with soft grey sand and is some three kilometres long.

A small portion of this beach belongs to the township of Serrara Fontana, the rest falls under the jurisdiction of the township of Barano. You get there over a beautiful panoramic road that goes downwards over hairpin turns from Barano (one of Ischia’s most stunning views), or you can take a picturesque taxi boat from the little harbour of Sant’Angelo. A variety of establishments face it and offer an array of services.