{"id":4333,"date":"2022-03-07T11:59:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T16:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=4333"},"modified":"2022-03-07T11:59:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T16:59:07","slug":"ischia-the-paradise-island-that-offers-a-taste-of-the-real-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/07\/ischia-the-paradise-island-that-offers-a-taste-of-the-real-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ischia: The paradise island that offers a taste of the real Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

CNN<\/a> \u2014\u00a0A quietly idyllic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Ischia offers a heartwarming dose of Italian beauty, spirit and hospitality, with a generous splash of nostalgia for the Italy of yesteryear.\u00a0<\/p>

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Ischia:<\/strong>\u00a0The Italian island of Ischia has several not-to-be-missed sights, including the medieval\u00a0Aragonese Castle<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>

Here, five-star hotels and luxurious thermal springs are juxtaposed with scenes of Italian grandmothers hanging out laundry, religious street parades, and kids strapped on the back of adults zooming by on Vespas.\u00a0Its unspoiled beaches have long been popular with Italians, but international visitors were more likely to be drawn to the glitzier shores of nearby Capri or the Amalfi Coast.\u00a0<\/p>

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Ischia, however, still has something which its more polished neighbors perhaps lack. You don’t need to dig deep here to find the real Italy. Ischia is a little less manufactured, a little more in-your-face and ultimately, that little more authentic.And now, finally, it’s having a moment.\u00a0The rise of what Italians call “the green island” has gone a little something like this. <\/p>

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Firstly, its famous tufa rocks, narrow streets and bougainvillea-draped landscapes became one of the backdrops for Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels, global bestsellers turned hit TV show.\u00a0Then came investment and the promise of bigger things to come when the luxury Pellicano Hotels group took over the island’s five-star Mezzatorre Hotel and Spa.\u00a0And finally there’s the new\u00a0Ischia is More<\/em>\u00a0campaign, driven by a community of local hotels and businesses who are keen to revive the island’s fortunes after a tough two years for tourism.\u00a0Michele Sambaldi, the group’s president and Pellicano’s managing director, says it wants to position “Ischia as one of Italy’s most prestigious destinations while attracting and retaining the international jet-set.”\u00a0Here’s what the island has to offer, all year round.\u00a0<\/p>

Sunsets, views and thermal waters<\/h3>

The beauty of Ischia is that the landscape and traditions change from town to town, so you can have a different experience each time you visit.\u00a0Ischia Porto is hustle and bustle and the commercial heart, while nearby Ischia Ponte has an old-world vibe. Casamicciola Terme sits on the northern coast and has the largest concentration of thermal springs, while Barano di Ischia is best known for Maronti beach, the island’s biggest.\u00a0Lacco Ameno, with its pretty marina, and Forio, with its picturesque old town, are perhaps two of the most charming towns.\u00a0The island has several not-to-be-missed sights, including the medieval\u00a0Aragonese Castle<\/a>which sits on its own volcanic rock formation accessed by footbridge.<\/p>

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