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Families’ Procida
Procida with children comes down to two things: shallow water and stairways you can avoid. Here you will find the beaches with road access, the bus lines that are genuinely useful and the family rooms.
Monuments & sites
Santa Maria della Pietà
The church you see first arriving by sea: built by the shipowners of the Pio Monte dei Marinai in 1616, with the baroque bell tower and the four-faced clock.
Vivara Island
A State Nature Reserve on an uninhabited volcanic islet, linked to Procida by a footbridge: you get in only on a guided visit booked online.
Museums
Chiaia Beach
Dark sand, shallow water, the most sheltered bay on the island. You get there only on foot, down about 180 steps, or on the little boat from the Corricella.
Chiaiolella Beach
Direct road access, the L2 bus from the harbour, beach clubs and restaurants two steps away. The beach to choose when you do not want complications.
Ciraccio Beach
Long, open, windy. Direct road access and far more room than the Chiaiolella, but in the afternoon the mistral makes itself felt.
Silurenza Beach
Just west of the harbour, on Via Roma: the beach that solves the wait for the hydrofoil and the first half day on the island.
Neighbourhoods
Chiaiolella
The tourist marina on the south-west of the island: wide beaches with beach clubs and facilities, restaurants on the seafront, direct road access and the footbridge to Vivara.
Marina Grande
Procida’s harbour front: ferries, Via Roma, the church of Santa Maria della Pietà, the bus terminus and two small beaches a few minutes from the quay.
Restaurants
Da Girone
The address where the cooking of the limone pane really reaches the table: lemon pesto, insalata di limoni, lemon and aubergine polpette. 20–40 EUR a head.
20–40 EUR a head
Da Mariano
The Chiaiolella marina, with a view of the Santa Margherita headland. The dish to order is the pasta with cicarelle, the local wedge clams.
Mid bracket
Fuego
In practice the only pizzeria looking onto the Corricella quay. Pizza and unpretentious fish dishes, the lowest price bracket in the village.
Budget bracket
Re Ferdinando
Running since 1960, a few metres from the harbour. Grilled meat and fish, a panoramic terrace over the bay: the right choice when the fish has worn you out.
Mid bracket
Bars
Bar Dal Cavaliere
The island’s historic bar and pastry shop, on the harbour front. Lingue di bue and frollicella in the morning, cocktails and live music in the evening.
Bar Roma Pasticceria
The bar named as the birthplace of the modern lingua di Procida. Excellent at the counter, heavily criticised at the tables: take the cake standing up and go.
Paname’ Forno Indipendente
An independent bakery opened in 2023 by two chefs: everything by hand, no ready-made mixes. It does the classic lingua and the chocolate "malalingua", and it does not close in winter.
Hotels
Albergo La Vigna
Rooms in a crenellated tower, each named after a wine, three thousand square metres of vineyard and a spa with vinotherapy. Walking distance from the harbour.
Hotel Crescenzo
Ten rooms on the little harbour of the Chiaiolella, some with a direct view, family rooms for up to four people and a restaurant-pizzeria known across the island.
Tirreno Residence
Studios and one-bedroom flats with a kitchenette eighty metres from the sea, with three panoramic solariums. It is the only address on the island that states a year-round opening.
Dishes
Insalata di limoni procidana
Limone pane in big pieces with the white part on, garlic, onion, mint, chilli and oil. It started as a sauce for bread and as a side for fried fish.
Lingua di Procida
Hand-rolled puff pastry in a long tongue shape, filled with lemon cream and dusted with sugar nibs. The Procidans’ breakfast, all year round.
Carciofo di Procida
Romanesco type: a large, globe-shaped primary head, smaller and more violet secondary heads, destined for the preserve in oil with garlic, oregano and chilli.
Limone di Procida (limone pane)
The island cultivar: thick skin, barely acidic flesh and a sweet white pith you eat instead of throwing away. All the local lemon cooking comes down from it.
Coniglio alla procidana
Rabbit cooked slowly in terracotta with cherry tomatoes, rosemary, garlic and white wine. A dry, aromatic dish with little sauce: a main course, not a dressing.
Activities & experiences
RentalBoat hire without a boat licence
Eight hours with a self-drive six-metre boat, no licence needed. The price is per group, up to four people: with four of you it is the best value on the island.
Boat tourIsland boat tour with swim stops
Two hours around the island with swim stops and a guide on board in three languages. At the start you use the beach club’s changing rooms and showers: a practical detail that is far from trivial.
Boat tourIsland boat tour with swim stops and underwater photos
Two hours around the island with several swim stops, snorkelling gear and an underwater photo and video service included. Small groups, eight people maximum.
Day tripDay trip to Procida from Naples
A package from Naples with a return ferry, priority boarding and a three-course lunch. A low rating by GYG standards: it is worth doing the sums.
ExperienceGuided visit to the Vivara reserve
The only way to get into Vivara: a guided visit of two and a half hours, slots of 25 people, tickets online only. Walking boots compulsory.
Festivals & events
8 May and 29 September, every yearThe patron saint, Barbarossa and the debt of 1535
Festa di San Michele Arcangelo
Two fixed dates a year for the patron saint: 8 May, the more deeply felt, with the procession from the Abbey to the Corricella, and 29 September. Free.
Late July / early AugustThe festival the island puts on for itself, for seventy-six editions
Sagra del Mare
Eleven days of celebrations all over the island: the election of the Graziella, the sea games and the remembrance of those lost at sea. Free entry to events in the squares.
Walks
Guides
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Procida, Ischia or Capri
The three islands of the bay of Naples compared with the summer 2026 data: size, footfall, costs, time needed and who each one works for.
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Procida with children
A practical guide for families: beaches with road access and a shallow bottom, useful bus lines, family rooms and the stops that do not work with children.
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What to eat in Procida
An honest guide to the island’s food: the lemon as its only exclusive argument, the fish without the hype, and the restaurants split by marina with prices and limits.
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What to see in Procida
Everything worth seeing on the island, in the order it is worth seeing it: Terra Murata, Corricella, the six beaches, Vivara and the viewpoints, with the honest notes.
Planning
Plan your trip
Ferries to Procida
The difference between Molo Beverello and Calata Porta di Massa, the official Caremar fares of 09/09/2026, and why the aggregators cost more than the operator’s own website.
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Getting around Procida
An island of 3.7 km² that you cross on foot in about forty minutes: when you really need the bus, which line goes to the two upper villages, and what hire costs.
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Getting to Procida
The island’s four gateways compared: crossing times, fares checked on 09/09/2026, and what it costs to leave the car at Pozzuoli instead of the Beverello.
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Procida in June
The month when the sea becomes usable and the evening connections come back, without the August numbers. What reopens, what to book and what changes mid-month.
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Practical information about Procida
The rule that changes the trip: no non-residents’ vehicles from 30 March to 15 October 2026. Plus the exemptions, the fines, the three pharmacies and the health centre.
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Where to stay on Procida
Four areas, four different trade-offs between beauty, convenience and stairways. With the price bands recorded and the island’s addresses sorted by area.
Itineraries
Best-of lists
Best of
The best beaches in Procida
Six beaches, an island of 3.7 km²: the ranking is built on access, shelter, facilities and wind, and it also says who each beach does not work for.
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The best restaurants in Procida
Ten addresses on the island, ranked: public ratings, prices only where they are verified, and a budget bracket worth as much as the panoramic one.
