Ischia’s shoreline has many different aspects - impressing cliffs, but also long beaches and hidden bays, some of them with underwater hot springs. Following the most important beaches (in an anti-clockwise direction):

ISCHIA PONTE: Cartaromana (east of the Castle): sandy - Fishermen’s’ beach (west of the Castle): sandy.

ISCHIA PORTO: Lido (between the port and Ischia Ponte): sandy -English beach (west of the port): sand and rocks

CASAMICCIOLA: Bagnitielli (private beach): between Casamicciola and Ischia: sand – Marina: (near the port): sand.

LACCO AMENO: between Casamicciola and centre of Lacco Ameno: various small sandy or rocky beaches. Bay of San Montano (west of Lacco Ameno): sand and rocks

FORIO: San Francesco and Chiaia-Beach (between the centre and the “Punta Caruso”): sand –
Cava dell’isola: (south of the centre): sand – Citara: (south of the centre to the “Punta Imperatore”) – sandy. Bay of
Sorgeto (Panza): small rocky bay, where a hot spring sources directly in the sea.

SERRARA FONTANA: Cava Grado (before Sant’Angelo): small sandy inlet with thermal sea water; Sant’Angelo: small sandy and rocky beach between the centre and “la Roja”

BARANO: Maronti (east of Sant’Angelo), the largest beach of the island. Parts of the beach are very hot and used for curative sand-bathes. Steaming geysers (fumaroles) can be found at the west end. Dark sand and shingle.