Citara
Citara is a beach located in Forio d'Ischia, in the Ischia island of Italy, near Punta Imperatore and the village of Panza. Its name comes from Romans who consecrated the site to Venus Citarea, whose statue made of white marble was found in the area.- Type: Beach
- Description: beach on the Ischia island of Italy
- Also known as: “Spiaggia Citara”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Giardini Ravino, Tropical Garden and Mount Epomeo.
Giardini Ravino, Tropical Garden
Park
Photo: Kaurana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giardini Ravino is an Italian botanical garden specialized in succulent plants and cacti, located on the island of Ischia, Campania, southern Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Mount Epomeo
Peak
Photo: Pastorius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Epomeo is the highest mountain on the volcanic island of Ischia, in the Gulf of Naples, Italy. Epomeo is believed to be a volcanic horst. Reaching a height of 789 metres, it towers above the rest of Ischia. Mount Epomeo is situated 3 km northeast of Citara.
Basilica di Santa Maria di Loreto
Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Basilica di Santa Maria di Loreto is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panza and Forio d’Ischia.
Panza
Village
Panza is a small town of 7,000 inhabitants on the island of Ischia, Italy. It is a hamlet of the municipality of Forio.
Forio d’Ischia
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ischia is the largest island in the bay of Naples and is considered by many to be the most beautiful, though Capri is considerably more famous. It is volcanic in origin and still classed as an active volcano, but it has not erupted since 1302.
Sant’Angelo
Sant’Angelo is an old fishing village on the island of Ischia that has turned into an international tourist resort. No cars are allowed to drive in Sant’Angelo and unlike the other Ischia’s villages it’s still a peaceful oasis.Citara
- Category: landform
- Location: Forio, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Citara” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Spiaggia Citara”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سيتارا”
- Italian: “spiaggia di Citara”
- Spanish: “Playa de Citara”
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