Lacco Ameno

Lacco Ameno is a town and comune situated in the northwest of the island of Ischia.

Municipalities of Ischia; Lacco Ameno

It is located at the feet of the Mount Epomeo, facing the sea. The name most likely derives from the Greek lakkos, meaning "stone". The name ameno was added to the official name in 1862.

Lacco Ameno is home to an 11th-century church, built over a pre-existing Palaeo-Christian edifice. The Museum of Santa Restituta houses several prehistorical findings and Greek ceramics from the 8th-2nd centuries BC.

Municipalities of Ischia; Lacco Ameno

Lacco Ameno has several tourist hotspots such as; San Montano Beach, with it's natural enclosure, flanked by two hills creating a little bay with shallow water, great for having a paddle or a refreshing swim.

Municipalities of Ischia; Lacco Ameno

Alongside San Montano Beach is one of Ischia's main attractions, Negombo Thermal Gardens. Negombo is a thermal water park with twelve different pools of varying temperatures, including natural saunas.

San Montano and Negombo are just a five minute walk from the town centre which has a good number of shops, bars and restaurants as well as another beach, Il Fungo Beach.

Lacco Ameno also has a pretty marina which attracts a range of craft from small fishing boats right up to mega-yachts with their VIPs who moor up in the town to enjoy the atmosphere, grab an ice-cream at one of the beach-side bars, enjoy some shopping or to eat at one of the harbour-side restaurants.

Isola Verde 100 Kilometre Bike Race

Details of the 100 km bicycle race event in Ischia on 11th May 2014.

Isola Verde 100 Kilometre Bike Race

Ischia's latest involvement in the world of cycle racing comes in the form of a new event that will be staged for the first time this year. The Isola Verde (Green Island) one hundred kilometre cycling race will take place on a specially-designed road circuit of approximately 9km that will see competitors racing over just a touch more than 11 laps.

Isola Verde 100 Kilometre Bike Race

The course will wind its way across the island's hilliest sections and take in Castello Aragonese, Ischia Ponte, Barano, Buonopane, Fontana, Serrara,Panza, Citara, Forio, Lacco Ameno and Ischia Porto. The highest peak will be reached at Fontana where the riders will have climbed to a height of 460 metres above sea-level.

Isola Verde 100 Kilometre Bike Race

In 2013 Ischia was home to stage two of the giant Giro d'Italia race that covers the whole of Italy. The event was a huge success and the Isola Verde 100km aims to continue this wonderful tradition of cycling in Ischia.