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Ischia (/ ˈ ɪ s k i ə / ISK-ee-ə, Italian:, Neapolitan:) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples , about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the city of Naples .
Ischia is a town and one of the six comuni on Ischia island, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of about 18,000, it is the largest settlement on the island. Administratively, it is part of the Metropolitan city of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy. It is famed for its thermal baths due to the volcanic nature of the island.
Map of the Campanian Archipelago Statue of Augustus & Faraglioni rocks, Capri. The five principal islands are all administered by the Metropolitan City of Naples: Capri and; the 4 Phlegraean Islands: Ischia & its companion islet, the Aragonese Castle; Nisida, Procida, and; Vivara. Nearby islets and skerries are usually included in the ...
English: A map showing the islands of Capri and Ischia and the Bay of Naples. Date: 4 October 2020, 08:56: ... image/svg+xml. checksum ...
Serrara Fontana is a comune (municipality) on the Ischia island, in the Metropolitan City of Naples of the Italian region Campania. It is the highest and the smallest comune of the island. It was created by the union of the former villages of Serrara and Fontana.
In the 20th century, Ischia inspired at least two well-known English language poets. Ischia was the site where W.H. Auden composed one of his most famous poems, In Praise of Limestone. And the American Poet, Theodore Roethke, dedicated his poem The Storm, to "Forio d'Ischia" as printed in Selected Poems of Theodore Rothke (Library of America ...
Barano d'Ischia is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located in the south-west area of Ischia island, about 30 km southwest of Naples. It is after Forio the largest comune in size of the island, although not one of the most populated.
Lacco Ameno is a town and comune situated in the northwest of the island of Ischia, in the Metropolitan City of Naples off the west coast of Italy. The town has a population of around 4,800 inhabitants. It is located at the feet of Mount Epomeo, facing the sea. The name most likely derives from the Greek lakkos, meaning "stone".