A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.

The Diocesan Museum of Ischia is divided into two sections. The first section is dedicated to religious art and it displays marble sculptures, paintings and silver artefacts coming from the churches of the Diocese.

In 1956 Lady Walton asked the famous landscape architect Russell Page to provide a design for the layout of the garden that would include the dramatic volcanic rocks.

La Colombaia is a villa that used to be the summer residence of film director Luchino Visconti; it is located in the heart of Zaro wood, overlooking the blue sea of Forio.

The Archaeological Museum of Pithecusae shows the history of the island of Ischia from Prehistory to the Roman age in eight exhibition halls.

The Castle was originally named Castrum Gironis: according to some taken from Girone (Hiero) of Syracuse (the first settlement dating back to the fifth century BC), according to the fortified "round walls" surrounding the trachytic rock island.

There are places where the union between the beauty of the territory and human genius gives birth to stunning, colourful creations. In these places the priceless value of nature tightly intertwines with human perseverance.

Il Torrione is the tallest tower in Forio: plunged in a dense fabric of buildings, most of which of exquisite architectural structure, Il Torrione dominates the whole village.