Parco Idrotermale del Negombo | Grandi Giardini Italiani

History

Duke Luigi Silvestro Camerini visited Ischia in 1946. He was a humanist and traveller and was looking for a place to create a park which would give reign to his passion for botany. The charm of the place and its surprising similarity to the Bay of Negombo, which he had seen and admired in Ceylon, persuaded him to choose the San Montano Bay. Here nature finds one of its strongest expressions in the thermal springs, proof of the volcanic history of the island, and still used according to traditions which have their roots in the classical age. The present aspect of the park owes much to the passionate intervention of the landscape architect Ermanno Casasco. His task was to create a garden strongly linked to the millenary culture of the site, but full of surprises and unexpected solutions. From 1998 Casasco placed important contemporary sculptures in the landscape of the park: “Arc-en-ciel” and ''Riva dei mari'' by Arnaldo Pomodoro, “Strale per il Negombo” by Lucio del Pezzo, “Gli occhi di Nesti e di Neri” by Laura Panno, “Volo” by Giuseppe Maraniello, ''Incontri'' by Simona Uberto and ''Sprigionamenti'' by Gianfranco Pardi.
The landscape in the garden is integrated with magnificent plants brought from Australia, Japan, South Africa and Brazil. There are fine specimens of Orbea variegata, Hakea, Encephalartos, Macrozamia, Cycas media, Dasylirion, Erythrina, Schinus terebindiflora, a monumental Ficus magnolioides and Eucalyptus ficifolia. The site still has age-old vestiges. In fact the necropolis of ancient Pithecusa was in San Montano Bay, one of the oldest Greek settlements in the West: around 770 B.C. the Eubei landed here, attracted by the sheltered position of the bay which offered refuge from winds and high seas.

How to get here

By plane
From Naples International Airport, it will be possible to reach, by cab or bus, Molo Beverello (hydrofoils and ferries Linee Lauro, Caremar), the terminal of Mergellina (hydrofoils Linee Lauro, SNAV), the port of Pozzuoli (ferries Medmar and Caremar).Ferries reach only the port of Ischia; while hydrofoils also land in Casamicciola. Lacco Ameno can be reached, within minutes, from the port of Ischia and Casamicciola, using buses, cabs and microtaxis.

By train
From Naples Central Station it will be possible to reach, by cab, bus or streetcar, in transit in front of the station, Molo Beverello, which is about 2 km away. From the port, ferries or hydrofoils leave for the Island. The crossing takes about 90 minutes by ferry and 40 minutes by hydrofoil.

By car
Exit A1 Naples continue in the direction of Pozzuoli to the Via Campana junction. Then follow the signs to the port of Pozzuoli (Medmar and Caremar ferries). The duration of the crossing from Pozzuoli to Ischia is about 60 minutes.
Alternatively, from the A1, A3, A16 highways, continue through the freeway junctions in the direction of the Port of Naples. From here follow the signs to Molo Beverello from where Caremar and Linee Lauro ferries to Ischia depart.
During the summer period, current regulations do not allow cars registered in the Campania Region and belonging to non-residents to disembark.

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