Cretaio Forest – Path Around the Crater loop from Ischia

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Cretaio Forest – Path Around the Crater loop from Ischia

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Cretaio Forest – Path Around the Crater loop from Ischia

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5.32km

160m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Parking

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320 m

View of the Aragonese Castle and Ischia from Fiaiano

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From the Fiaiano pine forest you can see the coast overlooking the Aragonese Castle. Here there is a small 17th century church, Sant'Anna. Going up from Fiaiano you reach, through …

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566 m

Trattoria Agli Ettudine

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Nicely hidden in the vineyards, this is a wonderful place to take a break.

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824 m

Lipari Submarine Aqueduct

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Thanks to the underwater aqueduct built in 1961, water is brought to all the municipalities of the island, ensuring excellent quality of drinking water.

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1.67 km

Cretaio Forest

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The vegetation grows luxuriant near the "Fondo D'Oglio" clay pit

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2.32 km

Fumarole Field at Cretaio

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A wonderful path surrounded by greenery that leads to cretai, as Ischia is an island of volcanic origin.

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2.57 km

Path Around the Crater

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Easily accessible and evocative with the sunset lights

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2.94 km

View of Casamicciola and Monte Epomeo

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Not just nature. The Maddalena forest is among the most panoramic places on the island. An ideal place for photography lovers and, why not, for a family picnic, perhaps extended to relatives and friends. Moments that make “quality of life”.

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3.10 km