Guide to the most beautiful spas in Ischia

Given its volcanic nature, Ischia is an open-air spa park, which makes it one of the number one destinations for spa tourism.

Here is a small list of the most beautiful spas on the island of Ischia, where you can spend a day in complete relaxation immersed in the lush nature of the place.

The Poseidon Gardens Thermal Park in Forio is one of the best known with its 20 thermal pools, fed by natural springs at various temperatures, and its private beach in the Citara bay.

Here it is possible to carry out beauty and spa treatments, such as underwater massages and rhythmic therapy, and you can eat and relax in one of the three refreshment points of the structure, one of which is in a tufaceous cave.

How to get to the Poseidon Gardens: bus line 2 leaving from Ischia Porto and stopping at Baia di Citara.

The Aphrodite Apollon Thermal Park is located in Sant’Angelo, and consists of 12 thermal pools at various temperatures, two of which are filled with sea water, all immersed in nature.

In addition it also offers a private beach, a natural cave transformed into a beauty salon, and spectacular views from the various panoramic terraces.

How to get to the Aphrodite Apollon thermal park: from the square at the entrance to Borgo Sant’Angelo, both CS and CD lines arrive at the spa, but you can also take a taxi boat from Maronti beach.

The Roman Baths of Cavascura are located right above the Maronti beach in Sant’Angelo, they are a hydrogeological basin dug into the stone of a valley.

These ancient spas are characterized by tuff caves where you can bathe, and by a cave saturated with vapors where you can make what were once “stoves”. At the Terme di Cavascura there are many treatments you can enjoy, such as natural thermal inhalation, healing massages, thermal irrigation, mud treatments.

The Cavascura spa is open from April to October every day from 8.30am to 6pm.

How to get to the Cavascura spa: from Sant’Angelo you can walk to the Fumarole dei Maronti, and from here at the crossroads turn left towards the spa. You can also get there by taxi boat which leaves from Piazza di Sant’Angelo.

In Barano there is the Source of the Nitrodi nymphs, a thermal park which is divided between the various natural terraces of the area, organized into basins and basins where the water comes directly from the source at a temperature of 28°.

The water of the Nitrodi park is classified as “mineral, hypothermal, bicarbonate, sulphate, alkaline and earthy alkaline, its therapeutic properties have been recognized by the Ministry of Health”.

Here, it is possible to take advantage of various treatments such as the hydro-aromatherapy path, massages, balneotherapy, marmatherapy, reiki, for further information consult the holistic calendar on the Fonteninfenitrodi.com website

Open from april to november.

How to get to the Source of the Nitrodi nymphs: the CS and CD buses leave from Ischia Ponte and Porto, once you reach Barano, once at the stop go down the stairs, cross the bridge and take the small road that leads to the source.

The Negombo Thermal Park is located in Lacco Ameno in the bay of San Montano, north of the island.

A hydrothermal park immersed in the Mediterranean scrub with a private beach, 12 thermal and marine pools (some even reach 38°), gardens, forest, refreshment points.

Here it is possible to carry out various therapeutic paths such as the path in thermal water waterfalls that ends in a volcanic cave, that of the Templar’s thermal gargoyles, the anthrotherapy cave, the Kneipp pool, the Japanese labyrinth and much more.

How to get to the Negombo thermal park: from Ischia Porto with buses lines 1 and 2, from other areas of Ischia with CD and CS buses.

It is open from April to October.

In Casamicciola there is the Castiglione Thermal Park, where there are 9 indoor and outdoor swimming pools with sea and thermal water that can even reach 40°.

Here the treatments to be done are endless, from aerosol massages, tecartherapy and hydrokinesitherapy, mud and thermal showers, and much, much more.

How to get to the Castiglione Thermal Park: the park is near the port, and is served by lines 1,2 and 3, and CD and CS. The stop is right at the entrance to the park.

It is open from April to October.

Also in Casamicciola are the Fiola Ancient Spa served by the waters of the Gurgitiello which flow from the source at a temperature of 65°-80°.

Here there are caves and pools where it is possible to take mineral baths, ozone baths, mud baths and showers, inhalation and aerosols, underwater massages, saunas in natural caves, Finnish sauna, and many other treatments… all with the miraculous source of Gurgitiello.

How to get to the Fiola spa: the spa is served by buses lines 3, 4, 14, 16.

The prices of the Fiola spa vary depending on which therapeutic path you choose, it is possible to book it on the termefiola.it website