Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 081 90 42 27; Via Sant'Angelo 93, Sant'Angelo)
Offering a welcome contemporary
ceramic respite from smiling sun platters and souvenir ashtrays, this slick little gallery
features bold, contemporary ceramics crafted by Neapolitan artist Massimiliano Santoro.
A modest selection of Murano glass jewellery and designer silk kaftans are guaranteed to
further loosen the purse strings.
Scaglione Renato
( 081 98 45 03; Via Alfredo de Luca 123, Ischia Porto)
This small jewellery shop has
a small but sparkling range of exquisite jewellery, incorporating turquoise, amethyst, am-
ber and coral. Prices are slightly lower than the glitzier options on nearby Via Roma.
JEWELLERY
Information
Tourist Office
(
081 507 42 11;
www.infoischiaprocida.it
; Corso Sogliuzzo 72, Ischia
Porto;
9am-2pm & 3-8pm Mon-Sat)
A slim selection of maps and brochures.
Getting There & Away
Caremar
( 081 837 07 00;
www.caremar.it
)
operates up to seven daily hydrofoils to/
from Naples and Ischia (€17, 30 minutes)
Alilauro
( 081 837 69 95;
www.alilauro.it
)
operates hydrofoils to/from Naples and
Ischia (€20, 50 minutes, 10 daily)
SNAV
( 081 837 75 77;
www.snav.com
)
operates hydrofoils to/from Naples and Is-
chia (€18, one hour, four daily)
For further information on ferries and hydrofoils to the island, see the Transport section
(
Click here
)
in the Survival Guide.
Getting Around
Ferries and hydrofoils reach Casamicciola Terme and Ischia Porto. The latter is Ischia's
major gateway and tourist hub. The island's main bus station is a one-minute walk west of
the pier, with buses servicing all other parts of the island. East of the pier, shopping strip
