The island of Ischia is famous for its incredible natural scenery and powerfully curative volcanic thermal waters (Credit: Kess16/Alamy) Italian spa expert Raffaella Dallarda shares her favourite ...

Ischia is one of those places that quietly gets under your skin. It sits in the Bay of Naples, has all the drama of a volcanic island, and still feels more Italian holiday than international circus.

It's Friday afternoon, mid-summer, and everyone seems to be escaping Naples. For good reason. When I arrive on the train from Rome, southern Italy's largest city is hot, crowded and noisy. At the port ...

From volcanic hot springs and mountaintop hikes to sea-view spas and sunset swims, this three-day itinerary reveals Ischia at its most restorative. On Ischia, seawater is heated by volcanic activity ...

Set the scene. A coastal track meanders alongside wild forest, where wood pigeons coo among the Mediterranean pines and wisteria tangles wildly about the lemon trees. Round a corner and there it is: a ...

Perhaps one of South Italy's lesser known destinations - until recently, that is, when it was named one of the world's ten most beautiful islands - Ischia exists as though intentionally conjured by ...

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Italian spa expert Raffaella Dallarda shares her favourite thermal spas in Ischia, from family-friendly Sorriso Thermae to the dolce vita time capsule Albergo della Regina Isabella. Many may have ...