Travel Reference
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Orizzonti Blu
( 340 4259162;
www.orizzontiblu.net
; Via Iasolino 86, Ischia Porto)
If diving takes
your fancy, this reputable outfit organises open-water dives and courses, including a six-
lesson dive master course (€800).
DIVING
Ischia Diving
( 081 98 18 52;
www.ischiadiving.net
; Via Iasolino 106, Ischia Porto; single dive €60)
This well established diving outfit offers some attractively priced dive packages, like five
dives including equipment for €225.
DIVING
BOAT HIRE
Westcoast
( 081 90 86 04;
www.westcoastischia.it
; Porto di Forio; boat hire from €100)
West-
coast provides full-day hire of motorised boats and dinghies (with or without a sailor).
This is a particularly good idea in August when the more popular beaches are crowded
and you are desperate to find a quiet sandy cove.
MONTE EPOMEO
Lace up those hiking boots and set out on a roughly 2.5km (50-minute) uphill walk from the village of
Fontana, which will bring you to the top of
Monte Epomeo
(788m). Formed by an underwater erup-
tion, it boasts superlative views of the Bay of Naples. The little church near the top is the 15th-century
Cappella di San Nicola di Bari
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, where you can check out the pretty
majolica floor. The adjoining hermitage was built in the 18th century by an island governor who, after
narrowly escaping death, swapped politics for poverty and spent the rest of his days here in saintly
solitude. Have a peek inside then head back down the hill thankful that your saintliness doesn't ex-
clude good wining and dining, Ischia style.
