10-OCT-2010
Arriving at Ischia!
For some details and help with getting to the island,
Photo taken from the hydrofoil as it approached the landing stage at Ischia Porto.
For the bus depot, head towards the church and to the right - 200 metres perhaps.
15-MAR-2009
Six comune - three arrival ports
The island of Ischia is divided into six administrative areas - known in Italian as comune.
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The most populous, and the only one to have been granted 'city' status, is also called Ischia
- it's then sub-divided into two parts, Porto - near the harbour - and Ponte, near the Castello.
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Clockwise, the others are Barano, Serrara Fontana, Forio, Lacco Ameno and Casamicciola.
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There are three ports that offer regular services for passengers and/or vehicles...
Ischia Porto and Casamicciola (both with ferry ships and passenger hydrofoils)
and Forio (passenger hydrofoils only)
The main fleet operators - with services to a host of destinations, but in particular
Naples Beverello, Mergellina, Pozzuoli and Procida - are...
Alilauro (hydrofoils only) ...
http://www.alilauro.it
Caremar (hydrofoils and car ferries) ...
http://www.caremar.it
Medmar (car ferries only) ...
http://www.medmargroup.it
SNAV (hydrofoils only) ...
http://www.snav.it
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:: The island's food shops, markets etc ::
:: Food and wine - Ischia ::
A few of the places we enjoy....
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16-MAR-2009
Ischia's beaches
Although the island is only about 7 miles by 4, much of its coastline
is fringed with popular bathing beaches, interspersed - particularly
to the south - with narrow inlets and tall cliffs that plunge straight
into the Mediterranean.
The exception on the southern coast is one long sandy stretch which runs
all the way from Maronti to Sant'Angelo.
Ischia's bus system
Some years ago the buses transferred to new operators - EAVBUS - whose timetables
are available online (no promises though that you'll get one that's current!),
The stop for Sant'Angelo is at Cavo Grado (marked as C.Grado on the map). Note that the
timetable for the number 9 suggests it doesn't go there, despite the green line on the map!
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To buy tickets (and to get a current version of the timetable), it's best to call in at
the ticket office at back of the main bus terminus, just behind the harbour in Ischia Porto,
near the large harbourside church.
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The full range of tickets - often not available the other outlets - starts with
singles at 1.90 Euro each (slightly more on the bus) of 90 minutes duration... just
long enough complete a circuit the island on the CD or CS services.
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WARNING: It's incumbent on you to have a valid ticket - which includes stamping it in the
validating machine on the bus AT THE START of your trip... with a multi-journey ticket,
only necessary the first time you use it!).
Inspectors regularly patrol the buses, and vigorously enforce the rules, with on-the-spot
fines of €50 or so!!
15-FEB-2011
Biglietteria - ticket office for buses - at Porto
In one corner of the depot, to the right of the large church near the
hydrofoil landing stage - this is the place to get tickets and timetables!
15-MAR-2009
PRINTABLE map of Ischia's bus routes
Be sure to select the "Original" size from the list below if you want to save a copy to print!
18-MAY-2011
New bus fare prices, from June 2012
From a €1.90 "single" - valid for 90 minutes - onwards
For the website of the company that operates Ischia's bus services:
Summer 2011
2011 - timetable for the number 7 bus....
Introduced in early summer 2011 - special arrangements for this busy time,
including two offshoots, the 7P and 7C...
For much of the high season, the streets of the oldest part of Ponte are
closed to traffic from around 10:00 until 13:00.
They're also closed in the evenings - from 18:00 onwards - and at 9PM
the restaurants and bars are allowed to put their tables out, rather
Comune of Ischia - set fares for taxis - 2011
The use of these predetermined fares MUST be requested from the driver before setting off!
Perhaps print this list, and show it to the driver - so they're clear what you want?
07-MAY-2011
The Porto - Ponte - Porto bus, number 7
This is roughly what it does during the shoulder seasons...
such as from April 2011 until the high-season version kicks in!
08-FEB-2010
Ischia Porto and Ischia Ponte
10-JUN-2009
Ponte's water taxis - 2009 to 2011
These were the charges, for single journeys and hire rates,
on display at their base near the Hotel Miramare e Castello
in Ischia Ponte back in 2009.
Checking again in August 2011, I see they've not changed!
29-MAR-2010
Available locally...
Published in 2006 and a bit difficult to find now, this bi-lingual (Italian and English) guidebook is about as detailed as you'll get
08-JUL-2010
Approximate dates of the island's summer festas
Fairly often several days of celebrations - both secular and religious - will span the
particular date that's shown....
Timetable reproduced from "Ischia - i sentieri della luce" - a leaflet published
in 2009, with a welcome message from the Bishop of Ischia, available for download
It's also a very good source of information about the island's many places of worship!
01-JUL-2009
Tourist presences in the province of Naples, by comune - 2004
Note that this shows "bed-nights" and not visitor arrivals!
13-FEB-2012
When the Ischian kids are and aren't around....
Some days off are purely a local affair, while
others are either Regional or national holidays!
A normal school week runs from Monday (Lunedi - "LU")
through to Saturday (Sabato - "SA")
