 Castello Aragonese, Ischia Ponte Evening folks. We're now right in the heart of the busiest part of the year and this is reflected in the number of e-mail requests we're receiving on various topics. Chief among those are the boat rental requests as everybody wants to get out on the water and have their own private space under the sunshine. That being the case I'd recommend making your requests as far in advance as possible because the boats are getting booked up rapidly now and that will only increase as we get into August. The private transfersand guided tours are a little easier to find availability for but again, if you do need something over the next few weeks the sooner you make the request the more likely we are to have availability. Today was the last day of the 2018 Ischia Global Film & Music Fest which was another great success and as it's July the big events keep coming thick and fast. Next up is arguably the biggest event of the year on the island, the Festa di Sant'Anna which takes place on Thursday 26th July in Ischia Ponte. The usually tranquil environs of the charming village will be overrun by thousands of people gathering to watch the sea parade, firework display and simulation of the castle burning while the castle itself will be surrounded by a huge armada of boats gathering to get the very best vantage points. In terms of the weather it's been a mostly sunny week but we've had a cloudy day today and that cloud has just thickened somewhat to give us a prematurely dark Sunday evening. According to the forecasts it's nothing more than a blip though and we should be in for a brighter day tomorrow, albeit with the threat of some wind in the afternoon. I'll sign off with a photo of Castello Aragonese looking nice and peaceful, the calm before the metaphorical storm to come on Thursday. I'll be back with another update soon so for now - ciao :-)
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 Maronti Beach and Sant'Angelo Afternoon everyone. What a difference a week makes. It wasn't so long ago that all anybody could think about was the football but with England's sad demise it all fizzled out somewhat. Congratulations to France for winning it and also Croatia for getting as far as they did, arguably the bigger achievement considering the size of the country. On a personal note, World Cup fever was immediately placed with regular old-fashioned fever which isn't nearly as nice but I'm happy to have seen the back of that now and we start afresh with a new week. In terms of Ischia Review's clientele and visitors to the website, these next two weeks are the busiest of the year, usually peaking around 22nd July after steadily rising since January 1st. It works differently for most other businesses on the island who have a largely Italian-dominated clientele whose busiest two weeks are those either side of 15th August but whichever way you look at it, things are hotting up. I'm not even going to take advantage of that to link to the weather as I usually might, because we've got some rather hot talent (work with me here) on the island at the moment because of the Ischia Global Film & Music Fest. The star that seems to have grabbed most attention so far is Lily Collins. The actress and daughter of British musician Phil has been given the full paparazzi treatment since she arrived at Hotel La Regina Isabella in Lacco Ameno. Another big name here at the moment is Quincy Jones who's here to receive a lifetime achievement awards while I've also heard rumours of the likes of Antonio Banderas, Samuel L Jackson, Jeremy Irons and Terry Gilliam to name just a few being here right now. More than a rumour was Rod Stewart's appearance last week, spotted having dinner at the Miramare e Castello Hotel's restaurant. Ischia Global is a film and music festival with screenings of films taking place in Lacco Ameno and Forio from now until Sunday 22nd July. Please please please feel free to post any celeb-selfies on our Facebook page if you're lucky enough to bump into any of these "hot" stars - which leads me nicely on to the weather.....Right now there's a bit of wind around, making the sea a bit bumpy in places but other than that it's just boring old sunshine I'm afraid. We're still some way short of reaching the really high temperatures, over the next week it'll range from night time lows of 23°C (73°F) to afternoon highs of 29°C (84°F), still about 5°C lower than it can get at its peak. Anyway, I'll leave you with a lovely photo of Maronti Beach and Sant'Angelo in the background for now and I'll be back with another update soon. Ciao :-)
 San Francesco Beach, Forio Evening all. It's 7pm and I'm sitting here with the curtains drawn to stop the sun blazing through the window at the end of another metronomically-hot day in Ischia. Actually I hadn't checked the weather forecast since my last update on 1st July because really at this time of year anything other than sunny is very unusual. Now that I've just checked it I can confirm that still remains the case for the foreseeable future and temperatures will hover between a minimum of 21° and a maximum of 28°C (70° - 82°F) for the next week or so. The Ischia Film Festival finished last weekend and was another great success but if you missed it don't worry because of course we have another event just around the corner, the Ischia Global Film & Music Fest which usually attracts a few Hollywood A-listers starts on Sunday 15th July so keep an eye out for those and feel free to share any selfies of you with a celebrity on our Facebook page. Now I've really, really, really tried to avoid talking about football on this blog as I know not everyone likes it and this is after all a blog about Ischia, but.......as a long-suffering England fan, World Cup semi-finals don't come around very often and I'm personally finding it difficult to think about anything else at the moment. I've had lots of e-mails from people asking if the match will be on and where to watch it but please don't worry about that, it'll be on in lots of bars and restaurants all over the island so you'll have no shortage of options. If any of you need some ideas for a good spot to watch it just drop me a line and I'll be happy to provide some suggestions. With respect to any of our friends from Croatia I'm going to refrain from saying "COME ON ENGLAND", although arguably I just did! Ciao :-)
Dion Protani - [email protected]  Micro-Taxi in Ischia Ponte Afternoon everyone. It's a beautiful Sunday as we enter a new month. July and August are the two busiest months of the year in Ischia and it's no coincidence that they're also the hottest two months. During July there's still a very international feel to the island with visitors coming from all over the world whereas August tends to be much more Italian-dominated. So we've got a busy month ahead and plenty to look forward to. Yesterday the annual Ischia Film Festival started in Ischia Ponte and that's a great event. You can go and watch some really interesting films in the unique environment of Castello Aragonese where little areas are sectioned off for each film. The festival ends next weekend on Saturday 7th July but incredibly enough, you only have to wait another 8 days before another international film festival rolls into town. That's the Ischia Global Film & Music Fest which you could describe as being the mainstream equivalent to the quirkier films that are on show at the castle. Ischia Global tends to bring Hollywood big hitters with it along with their entourages and paparazzi in tow. If you happen to be on the island between the 15th and 22nd July keep your eyes peeled and cameras at the ready as you never know who might walk past while you're having your morning cappuccino. Then last and in no way least is perhaps the biggest event of the year on the island, the Festa di Sant'Anna which takes place on Thursday 26th July. I'll provide a bit more detail on that as we get closer to the time. In terms of the weather it does feel a bit hotter already. I've got the official Ischia Review fan blowing at this very moment as it would be too stifling without it. Temperatures for the next week should hover between a high of 27°C (81°F) and a low of 21°C (70°F) making for some lovely balmy evenings, perfect for long, sultry evenings out and of course for watching the World Cup! Today's photo just really couldn't be any more iconic and is very similar to our logo - two of Ischia's favourite images together at the same time, the wonderful Castello Aragonese with one of the fun Micro-Taxis/Tuk-Tuks in front of it. I'll finish today's blog with a little plug and link to the new Italy Review Instagram page. Italy Review is a new project I'm building myself along the same lines as Ischia Review. It's still in its infancy but very exciting with a lot more to come. I'll be back with more soon anyway. Ciao :-)
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AuthorI'm Dion Protani, the creator of Ischia Review. Despite my Italian-sounding name I'm from Surrey in England and the blog is designed to give readers an insight into the current weather situation and the latest goings-on in and around Ischia. Archives
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