Ischia is the largest and most populous island in the Bay of Naples.
Today it is furthermore one of the most important vacation destinations in southern Italy and a very famous spa.

The island covers an area of 8,05 square kilometres and includes six communes: Ischia Porto & Ponte, Casamicciola Terme, Lacco Ameno, Forio, Serrara Fontana and Barano, furthermore the villages of Campagnano, San Michele and Sant' Antuono, all belonging to the town of Ischia.
The island's population counts about 50.000 inhabitants.

The first settlements on the islands date from the 8th century BC when Greeks from Eretria and Chalcis founded Pithecusae, the first Greek colony in the West, on the promotory of Mount Vico.
Later, the Romans arrived and discovered the extraordinary properties of the hot springs so abundant in this island.
This wealth of thermo-mineral waters was first used for therapeutic purposes on an organized basis in the 16th century and has progressed constantly as a result of medical and scientific research and advanced technology.