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Ischia Review is a complete guide to the island of Ischia in Italy written exclusively in English.
Aside from the information contained on the site we also offer services such as Private Transfers from Naples or Rome to Ischia, a door to door service where we'll get you to your destination safely and quickly.
Our other major offering is boat rentals and private boat tours around the island with English-speaking skippers available. We also offer taxi tours of the island and are generally here to help English-speaking visitors make the most of their visit to Ischia.
Aside from the information contained on the site we also offer services such as Private Transfers from Naples or Rome to Ischia, a door to door service where we'll get you to your destination safely and quickly.
Our other major offering is boat rentals and private boat tours around the island with English-speaking skippers available. We also offer taxi tours of the island and are generally here to help English-speaking visitors make the most of their visit to Ischia.
You can also use the site for travel information and a guide to accommodation with hotels, villas & apartments. Our Ischia Weather and Photo Blog gives an insight into life on the island and we also provide ideas and inspiration for things to see and do on the island. You'll find a a restaurant guide, cultural articles, information about thermal water, spas, excursions, and a gallery of original photos of Ischia.
HERE'S JUST SOME OF WHAT YOU CAN SEE ON ISCHIA REVIEW!
Winter 2021A belated Happy New Year to one and all. At the time of writing, midway through January 2021, the Covid 19/Coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate news headlines all across the world.
So far this winter, Europe has seen unprecedented numbers of new cases, hospitalisations and sadly, deaths, with each of those metrics surpassing the numbers we saw in the spring of 2020, when the world was still getting to grips with the implications of the virus. |
Sant'Angelo, Ischia
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Businesses in the travel sector have faced huge challenges over the past 12 months, while each one of us has suffered personally in some way, shape or form with the potential loss of jobs, illness to loved ones and of course, the many and varied restrictions imposed on our day to day lives.
Whichever way you look at it, it's hard to put any positive spin on the events of 2020 and the early part of 2021 while so many people are currently affected by the pandemic. However, we must look forward to a time when things will be better, even if the situation on our own doorsteps looks quite bleak at the moment. Mass vaccination programs are underway across the world, with most countries rightly prioritising the more vulnerable groups in society at this early stage.
Speculation is rife as to whether or not this is the peak of the pandemic but there are some encouraging signs emerging to support that theory with new case numbers either reaching a plateau or dropping in some of the major European countries. As we can now be quite certain after a 12 month cycle of the virus, it's at its most dangerous during the colder months of winter and is easier to contain once things start to warm up outside, with various factors cited for that. Aside from the various vaccines that have already been approved for rollout, we continue to see new medical treatments emerging for those who have already contracted the virus and need to be hospitalised. The longer the pandemic has gone on, the more science has been able to understand how best to deal with it.
Even last year, when we had no vaccines or anything like the number of medicines to treat patients with the virus, we still had tourists visiting Ischia and enjoying the island's delights, albeit in greatly reduced numbers and with social distancing in place. Armed as we are now and will be even more so later in the year, with tools to fight or stave off the virus, we have cause to be optimistic over the prospects of a much better season this year.
As it stands right now, Ischia and Italy in general are affected by numerous restrictions which rule out any kind of holiday on the island for all but those with very exceptional circumstances. Although Ischia isn't completely without its charms during the winter, it really comes into its own after Easter once restaurants, hotels and attractions such as the thermal parks and gardens open for the year. So yes, right now isn't the best time to visit Ischia but I expect the outlook to be a lot more positive a couple of months from now, for all the reasons mentioned above.
The damage done to the travel sector over the last year has been significant; some companies have completely fallen by the wayside while those that haven't have faced significant challenges. Ischia Review wasn't immune to those challenges but I'm happy to say we're still here and looking forward to providing our clients with the same services in 2021, that we've been providing since we started this journey back in 2013. This year will be our ninth in operation and during that time we've been able to hone our skills, refine the suite of services we offer and keep the website up to date with information to help visitors to the island make the most of their time here.
At the turn of every year there's a process of updating the site with information such as prices, opening dates/times, ferry schedules and lots more. This year there's even more to update as last year saw so many changes, and we're currently in the process of making sure everything is in place for 2021. If you're looking through the site and don't currently see the information you're looking for, feel free to drop me a line at the email address below or check back in a few weeks time when hopefully you'll find most pages up to date again.
Let's not ignore the difficulties we're currently facing or try to sugar-coat the situation, but there are many reasons to look forward with optimism that 2021 will be much better. After months of inactivity in terms of emails and general enquiries, the mailbox has started to heat up again and it's clear that many of you are starting to plan your summer holidays already. With many of us still cooped-up indoors due to the various lockdown restrictions, the idea of a vacation provides a beacon of hope and gives us all something exciting to look forward to.
I look forward to hearing from you all over the next few months as we build up towards the new season starting after Easter. I suspect the world will look like a much nicer place by then and we can start to enjoy life as we once were able to. So please stay safe all of you, do your best to follow the social-distancing guidelines that currently exist where you live and we'll come out of this fitter and stronger.
Dion Protani - info@ischiareview.com
Whichever way you look at it, it's hard to put any positive spin on the events of 2020 and the early part of 2021 while so many people are currently affected by the pandemic. However, we must look forward to a time when things will be better, even if the situation on our own doorsteps looks quite bleak at the moment. Mass vaccination programs are underway across the world, with most countries rightly prioritising the more vulnerable groups in society at this early stage.
Speculation is rife as to whether or not this is the peak of the pandemic but there are some encouraging signs emerging to support that theory with new case numbers either reaching a plateau or dropping in some of the major European countries. As we can now be quite certain after a 12 month cycle of the virus, it's at its most dangerous during the colder months of winter and is easier to contain once things start to warm up outside, with various factors cited for that. Aside from the various vaccines that have already been approved for rollout, we continue to see new medical treatments emerging for those who have already contracted the virus and need to be hospitalised. The longer the pandemic has gone on, the more science has been able to understand how best to deal with it.
Even last year, when we had no vaccines or anything like the number of medicines to treat patients with the virus, we still had tourists visiting Ischia and enjoying the island's delights, albeit in greatly reduced numbers and with social distancing in place. Armed as we are now and will be even more so later in the year, with tools to fight or stave off the virus, we have cause to be optimistic over the prospects of a much better season this year.
As it stands right now, Ischia and Italy in general are affected by numerous restrictions which rule out any kind of holiday on the island for all but those with very exceptional circumstances. Although Ischia isn't completely without its charms during the winter, it really comes into its own after Easter once restaurants, hotels and attractions such as the thermal parks and gardens open for the year. So yes, right now isn't the best time to visit Ischia but I expect the outlook to be a lot more positive a couple of months from now, for all the reasons mentioned above.
The damage done to the travel sector over the last year has been significant; some companies have completely fallen by the wayside while those that haven't have faced significant challenges. Ischia Review wasn't immune to those challenges but I'm happy to say we're still here and looking forward to providing our clients with the same services in 2021, that we've been providing since we started this journey back in 2013. This year will be our ninth in operation and during that time we've been able to hone our skills, refine the suite of services we offer and keep the website up to date with information to help visitors to the island make the most of their time here.
At the turn of every year there's a process of updating the site with information such as prices, opening dates/times, ferry schedules and lots more. This year there's even more to update as last year saw so many changes, and we're currently in the process of making sure everything is in place for 2021. If you're looking through the site and don't currently see the information you're looking for, feel free to drop me a line at the email address below or check back in a few weeks time when hopefully you'll find most pages up to date again.
Let's not ignore the difficulties we're currently facing or try to sugar-coat the situation, but there are many reasons to look forward with optimism that 2021 will be much better. After months of inactivity in terms of emails and general enquiries, the mailbox has started to heat up again and it's clear that many of you are starting to plan your summer holidays already. With many of us still cooped-up indoors due to the various lockdown restrictions, the idea of a vacation provides a beacon of hope and gives us all something exciting to look forward to.
I look forward to hearing from you all over the next few months as we build up towards the new season starting after Easter. I suspect the world will look like a much nicer place by then and we can start to enjoy life as we once were able to. So please stay safe all of you, do your best to follow the social-distancing guidelines that currently exist where you live and we'll come out of this fitter and stronger.
Dion Protani - info@ischiareview.com
Friendly and professional taxi transfers from Naples and Rome to Ischia
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PRIVATE TRANSFERSWe offer a highly professional and reliable door to door transfer service that gets you from either the airport or the train station in Naples to your accommodation in Ischia by private taxi. We also offer a private yacht transfer service and transfers from Rome. We'll greet you at the agreed location, drive you to the port and provide you with the ferry or hydrofoil tickets before taking you on to your hotel, villa or apartment in Ischia. Drop us a line at info@ischiareview.com for more details, options and prices and we'll get straight back to you.
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ISCHIA HOTELSAre you planning to stay in Ischia but not sure where to stay? This is something we can really help with. Not only do we have every hotel in Ischia listed on the site with live prices, but we are also here to answer any questions or to give our opinion on any of the hotels in Ischia based on our knowledge and feedback from our clients. We provide advice about all types of accommodation in Ischia including apartments, villas, Bed and Breakfasts and everything else. For detailed, personalised (and free!) help, write to us at info@ischiareview.com and we'll get straight back to you.
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR HOLIDAY IN ISCHIA
HOW TO GET TO ISCHIAOur ferry & hydrofoil timetable & guide helps you plan your trip to Ischia and we also have guides on buses, train connections, taxis and crossings to and from Sorrento, Capri and the Italian mainland.
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WHERE TO STAY IN ISCHIAOur guide to accommodation in Ischia is the most comprehensive anywhere on-line with hundreds of hotels, villas, apartments, bed and breakfasts, agriturismos, hostels and campsites listed.
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WHAT TO SEE IN ISCHIAFrom Castello Aragonese to La Mortella Gardens, we have all of Ischia's must-see attractions listed with opening-times, prices and lots of other useful information and photos.
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WHAT TO DO IN ISCHIAThere are lots of different ways to enjoy yourself while in Ischia and here we give you lots of options from thermal parks to guided tours, wine tours, horse riding, cookery lessons and much more.
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WHERE TO EAT IN ISCHIAOur restaurant guide shows the very best places to eat out in Ischia with a price guide, photos and directions to each restaurant as well as hundreds of up to date photos and contact details.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT ISCHIAOur culture section includes the weekly blog "Ischia on Sunday" as well as a detailed events calendar, articles, Ischia's history, recipes, shop-opening times, emergency numbers and more besides.
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CAR, BIKE & SCOOTER RENTALWe recommend a number of approved suppliers across the island who are able to offer the best range of cars, scooters, bicycles, quad bikes, jeeps and electric bikes at the most competitive prices.
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ISCHIA BOAT RENTALHiring a boat is one of the most popular activities for visitors to Ischia and we have a large number of boats from small dinghies right up to luxury yachts and sailboats for rentals or excursions.
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