the fortified center of Terra Murata, a place of great beauty built on the highest point of the island. Historical and cultural center of the island, literally overlooking the sea, can only be reached through a shaggy hill, from which you can admire a breathtaking view on the Gulf of Naples.

the Abbey of San Michele (XVI sec.) houses many works of art. Built in the 11th century and restored between the 17th and 19th centuries, this one-time Benedictine abbey houses a small museum with some arresting pictures created in gratitude by shipwrecked sailors, plus a church with a spectacular coffered ceiling and an ancient Greek alabaster basin converted into a font.

The XVII century port is famous and appreciated for its unique architecture: here you can see a tangle of arches, domes, windows, terraces, balconies, staircases and colorful facades that create a complex of buildings with unique shapes, colors and provision of housing.

The least touristy and most authentic Neapolitan island, the lively inhabited areas with polychrome houses, the rich vegetation within which a typical spontaneous Mediterranean architecture blends, the clear and shining sea, and the beautiful coastal rocks, generate landscapes of rare charm, and make it an appreciated tourist destination.

The port of Ischia consists of a natural basin surrounded by hills, formed by the ancient crater of a volcano. In ancient times it was used for breeding fish, but it was under the Bourbons that it became a port.

The Aragon Castle stands on a rocky islet connected to the trachytic eastern side of the island of Ischia through a stone bridge 220 meters long.