City guide Ischia
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- 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,200 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €252,000) in Forio Harbor. OMI does not split prices by bedrooms. The same second-half 2025 centre range, Riva Destra…
- 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €3,000 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €180,000) in hilly regions. OMI does not split prices by bedrooms. The inland SS 270 zone was €1,800 to €2,750 per…
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,000 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €320,000) in Lacco Ameno. OMI does not split prices by bedrooms. Using the Riva Destra and Via Roma range of €2,800…
- 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,800 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €224,000) in Fontana. OMI does not split prices by bedrooms. At the inland middle of €2,275 per square metre, an…
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads 7% flat tax for retirees in southern towns or the 'Inpatriate' scheme (up to 70-90% tax… The Italy country prep records an optional Impatriate exemption of 50% of qualifying…
- Best Beach Nearby Spiaggia dei Maronti (Barano) - massive beach reachable by water taxi from Sant'Angelo. Spiaggia dei Maronti, in Barano d'Ischia, is the long beach on the south coast. A water…
- Best Coworking Space Ischia Working (Ischia Porto) - approx. €20/day, €150/month. No coworking space was found on the island. The priced desk opened is Palazzo Innovazione…
- Best Hospital Ospedale Anna Rizzoli (Lacco Ameno) - primary emergency facility. Ospedale A. Rizzoli, Via Fundera, Lacco Ameno, is the only hospital on the island.
- Cashless Friendly Mostly; smaller cafes and beach bars still prefer cash for under €10. Cards are widely used, and smaller shops still take cash. Most restaurants add a coperto…
- City Ischia, Campania, Italy Ischia is a volcanic island in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, about 30 km from…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Italian tax law applies strict CFC regulations. Yes. A controlled foreign company is in scope when the effective rate is under 15% and…
- Corporate Tax 24% IRES plus approx. 3.9% IRAP (Total ~27.9%). IRES is 24% and ordinary IRAP is 3.9%. Regions can move the IRAP rate by up to 0.92…
- Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks include Intesa Sanpaolo and Unicredit in Ischia Porto. Euro (EUR, €). ECB reference rate on 19 October 2026: 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD (0.8909 EUR per…
- Dividend Withholding Tax Standard 26% for residents. 26% on dividends paid to resident individuals. The same 26% is the base withholding on…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 43% for income over €50,000. 43% national IRPEF on income above €50,000 in 2026. The bands under that are 23% up to…
- Internet Speed Average 45-60 Mbps; fiber available in Ischia Porto and Forio In the comune of Ischia, an AGCOM-based listing updated 26 October 2026 puts average…
- Local Heritage Ceramics tradition - many workshops in Casamicciola Terme. Ceramics are a long island craft. The Mennella workshop in Casamicciola and Taki in Forio…
- National Parks Nearby Parco Regionale dei Campi Flegrei (visible across the bay). Vesuvius National Park, on the mainland southeast of Naples, was established on 5 June…
- Population 62,000 (increases significantly in summer) 61,727 residents on the island in 2026. The comune of Ischia, the largest of the six, had…
- Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F/L sockets 230 V, 50 Hz. Plugs are Type C (Europlug), Type F (Schuko) and Type L.
- Property Tax IMU (Imposta Municipale Unica) - varies by municipality; typically 0.76%-1.06%. IMU is not due on a main home except luxury cadastral categories A/1, A/8 and A/9. Other…
- Property Transaction Tax 2% for first homes (residents), 9% for second homes (non-residents). When the sale is not charged VAT, registration tax is 9% (minimum €1,000), plus €50…
- Public Transport Passes EAV Bus - €1.50 single, €4.50 daily pass, €15.80 weekly pass. EAV runs the island buses from the Ischia Porto terminus. A single is €1.70, 100 minutes…
- Regional Travel Hydrofoil (Alilauro/SNAV) to Capri (50 min, €25) or Procida (20 min, €15). Caremar passengers: Naples to Ischia ferry €14.80 or fast boat €21.60; Pozzuoli to Ischia…
- SIM Card TIM, Vodafone, and WindTre. Shops located in Via Roma, Ischia Porto. TIM, Vodafone, Wind Tre and iliad sell prepaid SIMs. Bring a passport; shops may also…
fix pass aligned Currency & Banking, Tap Water, Power, SIM Card, Tax System and Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads with the unchanged Italy country prep; dated the inherited mobile prices; marked Best Hospital address, current SIM Card monthly tariffs and absence of island coworking under Best Coworking Space as not verified; reconfirmed the mainland coworking address, prices and reception hours; refreshed research provenance (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Italy, https://www.iliad.it/offerte-iliad-mobile.html, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/italy/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://www.palazzoinnovazione.it/en/coworking-santa-sofia-complex/)