Naples Beverello Forio ferry

Naples Beverello Guide

Naples Beverello Ferry Port

Beverello is situated in the city of Naples, resting on the west coast of Italy, bordering the Tyrrhenian Sea. The ferry routes departing the port are to neighbouring islands around Italy such as Sicily, and other coastal resorts on the mainland.

What is there to do in Beverello?

Beverello is the quintessential Italian town – the piazzas are lined with cosy cafes serving delicious coffee and the streets are adorned by a mix of colourful and whitewashed houses, designed to stave off the intense Mediterranean heat. Throughout the year it remains an oasis of cool, calm and charm, never becoming overwhelmed by the influx of modern tourism. The town may have gone relatively unnoticed amidst the rise in prominence of Italy’s west coast, but those who have visited laud over the sumptuous pizza which has come to define Beverello. Di Machele is the most popular restaurant in town – you will typically have to wait a while for a table – but the fresh pizza makes it worthwhile. A few hotels and apartments are ideal for spending a few days in the quaint town, especially outlined to appeal to families hoping for a relaxing vacation or couples longing for a romantic getaway.

How do you get around Beverello?

The town is very small and compact, so most choose to walk around the picturesque streets.

Forio Guide

Forio Ferry Port

On the jagged western shoreline of Ischia, a volcanic island found just off the coast of Naples on the Italian mainland, is the city of Forio. Set around a bay of the crystal-blue Tyrrhenian Sea, Forio is a popular summer destination due to its quaint surroundings, velvet-sand beaches and the natural hot-springs warmed by the movement of magma under the earth. Forio is formed around a network of narrow streets that lead away from the coast and follow a steep, winding course across the inland hills. The surrounding countryside is carpeted by flourishing Mediterranean shrubs and trees and the many-hued blooms of exotic flowers that speckle the roadside. Some of the best views on the entire island can be enjoyed from the beautiful La Mortella garden atop a leafy escarpment to the north of the city. Visitors here are treated to a stunning panorama of the urban district and the subtle, silver glint of the ocean lining the eastern coast. The port of Forio is found at the southern edge of the city bay, just beside the Del Raggio Verde marina. The ferry terminal sits at the end of an L-shaped pier that extends into an angle of the bay formed by two long breakwaters. There are very few passenger facilities here save for a small snack kiosk, an undercover waiting area and a taxi rank at the entrance to the port. Those travelling to and from the port in Forio can make use of the SP270 main road that circles around the sheer-faced mountains at the heart of the island. It’s a route that leads to most of the settlements across Ischia, including the eponymous capital of the island on the opposite coast, just under a half an hour drive away. City buses frequently run throughout the day too, whisking passengers from the seafront to numerous locations across the city. Currently one ferry service operates from the port in Forio. An Alilauro line service sails from the island to the historic city of Naples multiple times throughout the day, a short route that skates around the top of the island before emerging into the glittering Bay of Naples.