Stone causeway
Out to the rock.
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The Aragonese Castle stands on a small volcanic rocky islet east of the island of Ischia, one of the Phlegraean Islands at the northern end of the Bay of Naples, Italy, about 29 km southwest of Naples in a straight line. A long stone causeway links it to Ischia. Hiero I of Syracuse built the first castle here in 474 BC; the ancient Neapolitans and the Romans followed. In 1441 Alfonso V of Aragon linked the rock to the island with a stone bridge in place of the wooden one and strengthened its walls. Around 1700 some 2,000 families lived on the islet. The castle's golden stone walls and buildings crown a towering volcanic rock surrounded by blue water, its slopes covered in trees and plants. The stone causeway runs out to it from the village of Ischia Ponte, and at night it is lit, its lights reflected on the sea. Visitors cross the causeway on foot and go up by lift or path, exploring old churches, gardens and terraces overlooking the sea and the Bay of Naples. Ischia is reached by ferry from Naples, and many swim at nearby Cartaromana beach.
Out to the rock.
Bay views.
Lights on the sea.
Ischia Ponte, Ischia, Campania, Italy
By ferry from Naples to Ischia.
About two hours.