![]() ![]() The eruption of the trachytic Green Tuff Ignimbrite about 56,000 years ago was followed by the formation of a caldera comprising almost the entire island and some of the surrounding seabed. The roughly trapezoidal island is formed by a complex volcano immediately southwest of the Campi Flegrei area at the western side of the Bay of Naples. The other comuni of the island are Barano d'Ischia, Casamicciola Terme, Forio, Lacco Ameno and Serrara Fontana. Ischia is the name of the main comune of the island. ![]() The decline of the power of Rome coincided with the abandonment of the use of bathrooms also in Ischia: in fact, there are no traces of the use of water in the Middle Ages. If the Greeks were the first peoples to learn about the powers of thermal waters, the Romans exalted them as an instrument of care and relaxation through the creation of public Thermae and they used the numerous springs of the island surely and profitably (as evidenced by the votive tablets found at the Source of Nitrodi in Barano d'Ischia, where there was a small temple dedicated to Apollo and to the Nitrodie Nymphs, guardians of the waters) even without lavish settlements In fact, on the island, as in Rome and in other ancient thermal centres, no impressive vestiges of thermal buildings have been found, probably due to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes that frequently violently shook the crags. Strabo, a Greek historian and geographer, mentions the island of Ischia and the virtues of its thermal springs in his monumental geographical work (Geograph. The Greeks, in fact, used the thermal waters to restore the spirit and the body and as a remedy for the healing of the after-effects of war wounds (in the pre-antibiotic era), attributing supernatural powers to the waters and vapors that gushed from the earth it is no coincidence that temples dedicated to divinities such as that of Apollo in Delphi rose in every spa town. Already the first Euboic settlers (8th century BC), as evidenced by the numerous archaeological finds found in the site of Pithecusa and preserved in the Archaeological Museum of Villa Arbusto in Lacco Ameno, appreciated and used the waters of the island's thermal springs. Its volcanic nature makes Ischia one of the largest spas in Europe. Ischia is also well known for its thermal water and thermal gardens used since ancient times. The island is very densely populated, with 62,000 residents (more than 1,300 inhabitants per square km). It is volcanic and almost entirely mountainous the highest peak is Mount Epomeo, at 788 m (2,585 ft). Roughly trapezoidal in shape, it measures approximately 10 km (6 mi) east to west and 7 km (4 mi) north to south and has about 34 km (21 mi) of coastline and a surface area of 46.3 km 2 (17.9 sq mi). It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 km (19 mi) from Naples. ![]() If heading to Negombo, you might think about bringing a towel, plastic slippers, your bathing suit, water, toiletries including a comb, a blowdryer, and some plastic bags later for your wet items.Ischia ( / ˈ ɪ s k i ə/ ISK-ee-ə, Italian:, Neapolitan: ) is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. We used the Turkish bath, the natural sulphur warm water pool, and then the general cold pool which means we used just 3 of the perhaps 15 pools the other pools were closed or undergoing renovations as we were there on a Sunday in January. The people who seemed to run the place were friendly and even gave our friends a small discount (free slippers which usually cost a few euros). We had a great time despite that some of the pools were closed and the weather too cold to head to the nearby beach which looks to be smaller than the picture of the one at the Poseidon. Nevertheless, Negombo tends to be very popular with locals or at least it was the general consensus among some people at the spa one Winter day. ![]() The dressing room is tiny/cramped when there are more than 2 people, the bathroom equally small, and some of the areas didn't evoke a feeling of being pampered/immersed in luxury. I too haven't been to Poseidon in Forio, however, for certain people used to super deluxe spa treatments, some might not be completely pleased with the facilities at Negombo. ![]()
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