L’Isoletto

Ischia


Stock up on a mouth-watering selection of local produce, from spicy peperoncino (chilli peppers), rum-soaked babà and lemon-cream cannoncelli (pastry filled with lemon cream) to Ischian wine and the ubiquitous limoncello. Less tasteful – but deliciously kitsch – is the collection of tourist souvenirs, from seashell place mats to 3D souvenir wall plates.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Ischia attractions

1. Spiaggia dei Maronti

0.61 MILES

Long, sandy and very popular, this beach was a favourite landing spot for pirates, who would bury their loot beneath the sand. Reach it by bus from Barano…

2. Baia di Sorgeto

0.71 MILES

Among all those posh, dreamy (sometimes expensive) spas, it's nice to have access to something that's thermal and free. Located at the bottom of 300 steps…

3. Casa Museo

1.75 MILES

The good news is that this museum is well signposted and has a car park. The bad news is that it's on a perilous corner on Ischia's mountain road between…

4. Cappella di San Nicola di Bari

2.14 MILES

The little church near the top of Monte Epomeo is the 15th-century Cappella di San Nicola di Bari, which features a pretty majolica floor. The adjoining…

5. Monte Epomeo

2.16 MILES

To anyone of average fitness, an ascent of Ischia’s slumbering volcanic peak is practically obligatory. The views from the rocky summit are superb. And,…

6. Giardini Ravino

2.37 MILES

The vision of local botanist Giuseppe D’Ambra, who has collected plants since the 1960s, this 6000-sq-metre garden pays homage to the not-so-humble cactus…

7. Chiesa di Santa Maria del Soccorso

3.26 MILES

This diminutive white church perched above the water in the town centre was originally part of a 14th-century Augustinian monastery; its side chapel and…

8. Museo Angelo Rizzoli

3.69 MILES

This pint-sized museum encased in the larger Museo Archeologico di Pithecusae pays homage to the man who turned humble little Lacco into a celebrity…