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Here for the sea Procida
Six beaches of dark sand, about 16 km of jagged perimeter and half the coves reachable only from the water. Beaches, boat trips and hire.
Monuments & sites
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.
Lingua Beach
Tiny, pebbly, next to a working harbour. A bottom that drops away at once and a pink light at sunset that pays back the inconvenience.
Pozzo Vecchio Beach
The bay where Troisi recited Neruda: small, horseshoe-shaped, in the middle of open country. A short but steep descent and almost no shade.
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 Corricella
The oldest fishing village on the island, an amphitheatre of pastel houses on the water: no cars, four stairways to come down and the tables on the quay.
Restaurants
Caracalé
A dining room carved out of a former boat store, vaults and bare stone, on the Corricella quay. About 40 EUR a head, closed on Tuesdays, open in winter at weekends.
About 40 EUR a head
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
Il Pescatore
A terrace on the Corricella quay, with online booking through Tablein. Octopus and paccheri with swordfish; closed on Mondays, two sittings, lunch and dinner.
Mid bracket
La Conchiglia
Da Tonino, on the sand at the Chiaia: you get there down 170 steps from Via Pizzaco, or by boat from Corricella. About 40 EUR a head, Easter to November.
About 40 EUR a head
La Lampara
It sits at the highest and most panoramic point of Corricella, above the Hotel La Corricella. You come for the sea urchin and for the table on the railing: that one is booked weeks ahead.
Mid bracket
La Medusa
One of the first restaurants on the harbour, since 1954. The dish to order is the pescatora povera: anchovies, fried friggitelli and pecorino. Small portions for what it costs.
Mid 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
Hotels
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.
Insula Boutique Hotel
Ten rooms only, an outdoor pool with a pool bar and panoramic balconies, at Piazza Olmo. From here to the Chiaia beach is about 180 steps downhill.
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
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.
Day tripIschia and Procida boat excursion from Naples
Seven hours between Ischia and Procida: return hydrofoil, a boat with a skipper, an Italian lunch prepared on board, prosecco and hotel pick-up in Naples.
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.
ExperienceSunset aperitivo boat trip
Two hours around the island at sunset, with music, an aperitivo and an optional swim stop. It leaves from Corricella, next to the Madonnina.
Festivals & events
Walks
Guides
Planning
Plan your trip
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.
Plan your trip
Procida in September
The month we recommend first: water still warm, the crowd in retreat and the best light of the year. With two dates that change the plan.
Plan your trip
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
Itineraries
A weekend in Procida
Two nights, three full half-days and no rushing: the format Procida seems made for, above all in May, June and September.
Itineraries
Procida in 2 days
The format the island carries best: one day for the upper villages, one for the former prison and the sea, with the evening left to the people who sleep here.
