POSEIDON THERMAL GARDENS
POSEIDON THERMAL GARDENS
Visitor guide to Poseidon Thermal Gardens in Forio including images, directions, entry-fees, opening times and other useful information.
Poseidon is a thermal park that takes advantage of Ischia's natural hot springs where visitors are able to use 22 different swimming and bathing pools, each with their own different temperatures. With Ischia's volcanic activity bubbling away under the surface of the island, the thermal water used at Poseidon naturally flows into the complex at very high temperatures. In order to achieve the required temperature at each pool, the water is cooled and systematically diverted to the different areas with temperatures ranging from 15 to 40° Celsius.
The contrast in temperatures is most sharply felt at the Kneipp baths where you have a 15°C pool next to a 40°C pool. The idea is to spend up to 15 seconds in the extremely cold 15°C pool before the welcome relief of the 40° C pool next to it, a hydrotherapy system devised by the German priest, Sebastien Kneipp, from which the name derives. Among the more unusual of the pools is the Japanese pool where you undergo a hot and cold hydrotherapy treatment. Using similar principles to the Kneipp baths, in the Japanese pool you walk alternately through very hot and very cold troughs with pebbles at the bottom which massage your feet.
Given its picturesque location in the bay of Citara, a day at Poseidon offers a stress-free and calming environment in which you can completely switch off and reap the benefits of the thermal water. The park covers a large area and the pools are spread around so that each is easily accessible from the other with plenty of sunbeds, parasols and benches available so that you can choose between soaking in the pools or relaxing on a bed with a book or a cool drink (or both!). There's also a children's area, an indoor pool and lounge area, a sea-water pool, a boutique and a cafe-bar/restaurant where you can choose from a wide range of snacks, meals or drinks.
Apart from the 15 degree Kneipp pools which are extremely cold, the pools are all naturally warm and you can choose which temperature of pool you'd like to use at any given time. Most visitors tend to make their way around the complex over the course of the day, spending time in each of the different areas. For example, you can climb up the steps towards a grotto which houses a natural sauna where you can see the steam rising from the outside of its tufa stone.
There are a range of prices to visit Poseidon - some visitors elect to spend a half-day there at a discounted rate, while others choose to spend the whole day there comopetely switching off or perhaps by entering the wellness area for some pampering treatments or a massage.
The basic price for an adult to spend a day at Poseidon is €32 for the whole day (€34 in August) or €27 for just the afternoon (after 13:00). There is also a scale of prices for spending multiple days at the site with discounts available on a sliding scale with the greater discounts available depending on the amount you spend. For example, a ticket for two or three days is available at the equivalent of €25 per day, 4, 5 or 6 days are available at €24 per day and you can even book a ticket for 30 days and pay the equivalent of €19 per day (€570 in total).
Opening times and prices:
Opening Times:
Park open from Saturday 14th April 2018 to Wednesday 31st October 2018
Open every day from 09:00 - 19:00 (From 1st to 31st October park closes at 18:30)
Prices
Full day: (09:00 - 19:00)
Adults: €33 (€35 in July & August) per day
Children (from 4 - 11 years old): €16.50 per day (restricted to sea water pools only, no access to thermal water pools)
Babies (from 0 - 3 years old): Free
Half Day (13:00 - 19:00)
Adults: €28 (€30 in July & August) per day
Children (from 4 - 11 years old): €14 (€15 in July and August) per day
Babies (from 0 - 3 years old): Free
Prices include use of all pools, saunas, beach, parasols, sun-loungers, changing facilities etc, drinks, food and wellness treatments are all available on-site and charged for separately.
Children aged between 4 and 11 years old are not allowed to use the thermal water pools but they can use any of the three sea water pools and the beach areas.
Please note - it is obligatory to wear a bathing cap at Poseidon. They can be purchased on-site and cost €2.50 each.
Evening Visit (after 18:00)
All visitors: €6
(excludes use of pools)
Directions
Finding Poseidon is very simple, it's located in the bay of Citara in Forio. For visitors travelling by bus take the number 2 bus which stops in Forio, Lacco Ameno, Casamicciola and Ischia Porto.
For more information about Poseidon please use the link below to visit their official website.
The contrast in temperatures is most sharply felt at the Kneipp baths where you have a 15°C pool next to a 40°C pool. The idea is to spend up to 15 seconds in the extremely cold 15°C pool before the welcome relief of the 40° C pool next to it, a hydrotherapy system devised by the German priest, Sebastien Kneipp, from which the name derives. Among the more unusual of the pools is the Japanese pool where you undergo a hot and cold hydrotherapy treatment. Using similar principles to the Kneipp baths, in the Japanese pool you walk alternately through very hot and very cold troughs with pebbles at the bottom which massage your feet.
Given its picturesque location in the bay of Citara, a day at Poseidon offers a stress-free and calming environment in which you can completely switch off and reap the benefits of the thermal water. The park covers a large area and the pools are spread around so that each is easily accessible from the other with plenty of sunbeds, parasols and benches available so that you can choose between soaking in the pools or relaxing on a bed with a book or a cool drink (or both!). There's also a children's area, an indoor pool and lounge area, a sea-water pool, a boutique and a cafe-bar/restaurant where you can choose from a wide range of snacks, meals or drinks.
Apart from the 15 degree Kneipp pools which are extremely cold, the pools are all naturally warm and you can choose which temperature of pool you'd like to use at any given time. Most visitors tend to make their way around the complex over the course of the day, spending time in each of the different areas. For example, you can climb up the steps towards a grotto which houses a natural sauna where you can see the steam rising from the outside of its tufa stone.
There are a range of prices to visit Poseidon - some visitors elect to spend a half-day there at a discounted rate, while others choose to spend the whole day there comopetely switching off or perhaps by entering the wellness area for some pampering treatments or a massage.
The basic price for an adult to spend a day at Poseidon is €32 for the whole day (€34 in August) or €27 for just the afternoon (after 13:00). There is also a scale of prices for spending multiple days at the site with discounts available on a sliding scale with the greater discounts available depending on the amount you spend. For example, a ticket for two or three days is available at the equivalent of €25 per day, 4, 5 or 6 days are available at €24 per day and you can even book a ticket for 30 days and pay the equivalent of €19 per day (€570 in total).
Opening times and prices:
Opening Times:
Park open from Saturday 14th April 2018 to Wednesday 31st October 2018
Open every day from 09:00 - 19:00 (From 1st to 31st October park closes at 18:30)
Prices
Full day: (09:00 - 19:00)
Adults: €33 (€35 in July & August) per day
Children (from 4 - 11 years old): €16.50 per day (restricted to sea water pools only, no access to thermal water pools)
Babies (from 0 - 3 years old): Free
Half Day (13:00 - 19:00)
Adults: €28 (€30 in July & August) per day
Children (from 4 - 11 years old): €14 (€15 in July and August) per day
Babies (from 0 - 3 years old): Free
Prices include use of all pools, saunas, beach, parasols, sun-loungers, changing facilities etc, drinks, food and wellness treatments are all available on-site and charged for separately.
Children aged between 4 and 11 years old are not allowed to use the thermal water pools but they can use any of the three sea water pools and the beach areas.
Please note - it is obligatory to wear a bathing cap at Poseidon. They can be purchased on-site and cost €2.50 each.
Evening Visit (after 18:00)
All visitors: €6
(excludes use of pools)
Directions
Finding Poseidon is very simple, it's located in the bay of Citara in Forio. For visitors travelling by bus take the number 2 bus which stops in Forio, Lacco Ameno, Casamicciola and Ischia Porto.
For more information about Poseidon please use the link below to visit their official website.
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