More about the isle
The communes of the island
are six: Ischia,
Casamicciola Terme, Lacco Ameno, Forio, Serrara
Fontana and Barano, with about 50.000
inhabitants.
Ischia is the most important town. Into the harbour
area is the trading part of the town and another
important area is that one around the
"Castello Aragonese" which is called
"Ischia Ponte", a picturesque ancient
fisher's village.
Something about climate
The
climate of the island of Ischia is of
Mediterranean type that extends to the temperate
hot-dry. There is an annual rainfall of about
985mm. The orographical conformation of the
island means that some areas get more rain than
others; there is more rainfall in the north east.so
it only affects the rising winds coming from the
sea onto the island, while the process of
condensation reaches its full potential right
above the island itself. The cloud and vapour
carrier winds are Mediterranean ones, namely the
scirocco (south-easterly) and libeccio (south-westerly),
which are common in the spring.Other frequent
weather phenomena are the spring and occasional
frosts and the mistral breezes in the summer
months. The presence of the sea brings positive
effects - but also negative ones such as the
brackish winds which weaken with height and
distance.
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