We’re sorry to disappoint, but the secret’s finally out. For years, the beautiful little volcanic island of Ischia managed to evade the spotlight thanks to its close, glitzy neighbour Capri. With anti-trend hotspots firmly on the travel agenda, that’s changing. What sets this isolated rock apart from the competition? It’s a question of substance and that ghastly overused word, “authenticity.” Capri will always be the pretty one – the view from the Via Krupp and the Faraglioni as seen from La Fontalina are starlet gold – and the island of Procida took recent fame as Europe’s 2022 culture capital. Still, Ischia wins hands down when it comes to a rugged, fuss-free throwback.
Here, the best hotels – some of the best hotels in Italy – are juxtaposed with scenes of Italian nonnas hanging out laundry, religious street parades and zooming Vespas. It’s wondrously idyllic. Unlike the other Neopolitan islands, you don’t have to dig deep to find a dose of the real Italy. And now, finally, Ischia is having its moment. Here we share the best hotels in Ischia.
