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Naples Mergellina Guide

Naples Mergellina Ferry Port

Mergellina is a coastal town found in the city of Naples, a large city resting on the west coast of Italy, bordering the Tyrrhenian Sea. The port is used as the gateway to other coastal resorts around Italy and the surrounding islands.

What is there to do in Mergellina?

Painters, artists and poets have decorated Mergellina in a sea of beauty; head there in the summer and the sun shines down on the blanket of colourful houses, picturesque harbour and archaic architecture. Small boats line the docks, and fisherman grace the key spots, indicating to all who visit about the proud maritime heritage embedded in Mergellina’s history. The promenade has remained unaffected by the town’s gradual modernisation, still showcasing the infrastructure that belonged to the town since the 13th Century. To really witness the wonderful aesthetics of Mergellina, traverse up the hill towards the famous church where you can bask in the breathtaking vistas afforded from the apex of the landscape. After a day embarking on a challenging walk, treat yourself to some delicious Italian cuisine at one of the fine restaurants laying in the town centre and the harbour.

How do you get around Mergellina?

The town is very compact and the charming scenery and cobbled streets lend themselves to a leisurely stroll around the sleepy atmosphere.

Ischia Guide

Ischia Ferry Port

The first thing one notices when sailing into the small bay of Ischia is the hulking mass of hills that overshadow the peculiar jumble of architecture spread along the coast. These hills, a consequence of the island’s volcanic formation, are carpeted in the rich greens of a thriving Mediterranean forest, complete with thick shrubs and the gnarled boughs of oak trees. Narrow streets leading from the centre of Ischia climb on switchbacks across the slopes, every turn edged by multi-hued wildlife. The town itself, found by the north-eastern corner of its eponymous island, is a merging of two areas called Ischia Porto and Ischia Ponte; both with distinctive personalities. Ischia Ponte is where most of the old-town can be found. Here a labyrinth of lanes weave between quaint, pastel-coloured villas as they follow the paths once trod by the people of a distant past. The imposing citadel of Castello Aragonese, perched atop a rocky atoll just off the coast, is the most famous of the district’s historic sights. The thick mass of medieval towers and turrets sit so high they risk scratching the Italian sky, while the circle of sheer-faced walls still look as impenetrable today as they proved to be in the past. The ferry port, unsurprisingly, can be found in the area of Ischia Porto. It sits along the northern banks of the bowl-shaped bay, on a curving spit of land that gradually tapers into a breakwater. Only a few passenger facilities can be found here, including a compact car-park and a couple of canvas-topped cafes selling drinks and snacks. Though much of Ischia is hewn by steep mountains, travelling to and from the port is relatively simple due to the SP270 motorway that runs in a circle around the island. One of the best ways to traverse Ischia is by catching one of the red and white buses that whisk passengers to most corners of the region, including to the sprawling town of Forio on the opposite coast. A fleet of micro-taxis also operate along these routes from stops downtown. A number of ferry routes currently leave from the port throughout the week. Services hosted by Medmar and Alilauro lines all sail east into the Gulf of Naples off the western coast of Italy. Alilauro lines travel to the island of Capri and the mainland ports of Sorrento and Naples. Medmar ferries travel to Naples too, as well as offering routes to the nearby Procida island and the town of Pozzuoli.