Ischia
Sign in to saveIschia ( , , ) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. Although inhabited since the Bronze Age, as a Greek emporium it was founded in the 8th or 9th century BCE, and known as Πιθηκοῦσαι, Pithekoūsai.
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Ischia is a volcanic island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Naples that serves as the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. It has been inhabited since the Bronze Age and was established as a Greek trading center in the 8th or 9th century BCE.
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Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Ischia
- Mountain.photo
- Ischia da procida.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- View of Ischia from Procida
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 789
- Mountain.location
- Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
- Mountain.map
- Italy Campania#Italy
- Mountain.map_relief
- 1
- Mountain.type
- Complex volcano
- Mountain.last_eruption
- January to March 1302
- Islands.name
- Ischia
- Islands.map_image
- Capri and Ischia map.png
- Islands.location
- Tyrrhenian Sea
Article
24 sectionsContents
- Geology and geography
- Name
- History
- Ancient times
- From 1st century AD to 16th century
- 16th–18th centuries
- Since the 18th century
- In literature and the arts
- Events
- Notable guests and works
- Film setting
- Wines
- Main sights
- Aragonese Castle
- Gardens of ''La Mortella''
- Villa La Colombaia
- Others
- Voluntary associations
- Town twinning
- Environmental problems
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Ischia ( , , ) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. Although inhabited since the Bronze Age, as a Greek emporium it was founded in the 8th or 9th century BCE, and known as Πιθηκοῦσαι, Pithekoūsai.
Roughly trapezoidal in shape, it measures approximately east to west and north to south and has about of coastline and a surface area of . It is almost entirely mountainous; the highest peak is Mount Epomeo, at .