# Castiglione Thermal Park **At a glance:** Castiglione Thermal Park is a thermal spa park on the eastern coast of Casamicciola Terme, at Via Castiglione 62. Since 1977 it has welcomed guests to its thermal pools at different temperatures, terraces overlooking the Gulf of Naples and its access to the sea. It is fed by the hot waters of the Castiglione hydrothermal basin. ## Useful information - **Type:** Thermal park - **Area:** [The Castiglione Coast](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/areas/castiglione-coast/) - **Address:** Via Castiglione, 62, 80074 Casamicciola Terme NA - **Period:** 1977 - **Coordinates:** 40.747160, 13.926880 - **Address:** Via Castiglione, 62 – Casamicciola Terme - **Area:** Castiglione coastal strip - **Basin:** Castiglione hydrothermal basin - **Open to the public:** Since 1977 - **Season:** Seasonal opening: dates and prices on the official website ## Where it is Castiglione Thermal Park occupies the headland of the same name, on the eastern coastal strip of Casamicciola Terme, towards the boundary with the municipality of Ischia. The entrance is at Via Castiglione 62, about two kilometres from the harbour. The park is laid out in terraces between the hillside vegetation and the sea: the pools look out over the Gulf of Naples and, from the entrance buildings, a small funicular runs down to the treatment areas and pools. ## The Castiglione waters The park is fed by the [Castiglione hydrothermal basin](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/thermal-spas/castiglione-thermal-basin/), the easternmost of Casamicciola's basins, lying between the Castiglione hill, the Bagnitiello hill and the shore. Its springs, including the [Castiglione spring](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/thermal-spas/castiglione-spring/), rise close to the sea and form a single system with the fumaroles in the area. Historical descriptions mention very hot waters, rich in sulphates, alkaline bicarbonates and sodium chloride, traditionally used for urinary complaints and to aid recovery after fractures and dislocations. These waters have long been famous: the Calabrian physician Giulio Iasolino discusses them in his treatise _De' rimedi naturali_ (1588), devoted to the island's springs. In June 1864 Giuseppe Garibaldi, who had come to Casamicciola to treat the wound he received at Aspromonte, also drank Castiglione water during the first days of his cure. ## History of the park The modern history of Castiglione is linked to Baroness Maria Ursula von Stohrer, born in Berlin in 1902, who in the 1930s, together with her husband, the diplomat Eberhard von Stohrer, chose the Casamicciola estate precisely because of its thermal water. On the headland the couple built a Mediterranean-style villa, and the baroness returned to live there after the war. Widowed in 1953, she devoted herself to reviving the old baths fed by the Castiglione spring, planting flowers and subtropical trees gathered from various countries. In the mid-1970s, with her son Berthold and Dr Walde, founder of the Poseidon Gardens, the project became a fully fledged thermal park, open to the public since 1977. ## What you will find in the park According to information published by the park and the island's tourism portals, the complex includes several thermal pools, at temperatures of roughly 30 to 40 °C, an Olympic-size pool filled with seawater, Kneipp pools, whirlpools, a natural sauna and an area for mud and wellness treatments. A jetty and a small private beach let you alternate thermal bathing with a swim in the sea. ### Practical information The park opens seasonally. Opening dates, hours and prices change from year to year: check the official website before your visit. Hot thermal baths should be taken gradually, following the recommended bathing times and staff advice, especially if you have health problems. ## How to get there From the port of Casamicciola, follow the coast road towards Ischia Porto as far as the Castiglione area. The park can be reached by car, taxi or the public buses running along the coast road, which stop in the Bagnitiello area. ## What to see nearby - The ['O Vagnitiello Thermal Park](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/thermal-spas/o-vagnitiello-thermal-park/), a little further west in the Bagnitiello cove. - [Bagnitielli Beach](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/sea-and-beaches/bagnitielli-beach/), where the [Bagnitiello spring](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/thermal-spas/bagnitiello-spring/) flows into the sea. - The [Castiglione coastal strip](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/areas/castiglione-coast/), the easternmost stretch of Casamicciola's coast. ## Frequently asked questions ### Where is Castiglione Thermal Park? It is at Via Castiglione 62, on the Castiglione headland, on the eastern coastal strip of Casamicciola Terme. It is about two kilometres from the port of Casamicciola, towards Ischia Porto. ### Where does the water at the Castiglione park come from? The pools are fed by the springs of the Castiglione hydrothermal basin, which rise near the sea. These are hot, mineral-rich waters, known since the 16th century and mentioned by Giulio Iasolino in his treatise on Ischia's springs. ### Can you swim in the sea from the Castiglione park? Yes. The park has a jetty and a small private beach with access to the sea, as well as a pool filled with seawater. ### Is Castiglione Thermal Park open all year round? No, it opens seasonally. Dates, hours and prices vary each year and should be checked on the official website, termecastiglione.it, before your visit. ## Also worth seeing - [Castiglione Thermal Basin](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/thermal-spas/castiglione-thermal-basin/) - [Castiglione Spring](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/thermal-spas/castiglione-spring/) - [Bagnitiello Spring](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/thermal-spas/bagnitiello-spring/) - ['O Vagnitiello Thermal Park](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/thermal-spas/o-vagnitiello-thermal-park/) - [Bagnitielli Beach](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/sea-and-beaches/bagnitielli-beach/) - [The Castiglione Coast](https://visitcasamicciola.com/en/areas/castiglione-coast/) ## Sources and further reading - [Parco Termale Castiglione – sito ufficiale](https://www.termecastiglione.it/) - [Ischia.it – Castiglione Thermal Park](https://www.ischia.it/en/castiglione-thermal-park) - [Terme d'Ischia – Castiglione, an oasis of peace and tranquility](https://terme.ischia.it/en/blog/175-an-oasis-of-peace-and-tranquility) - [Terme d'Ischia – A garden and a prodigious thermal spring](https://terme.ischia.it/en/blog/119-a-garden-and-a-prodigious-thermal-spring) - [Hotel La Maggioressa – Ischia: bacini e sorgenti termali di Casamicciola](https://www.hotellamaggioressa.com/it/ischia/) - [Ischiasky – Garibaldi a Casamicciola Terme](https://ischiasky.it/ischia/articoli/ricette-ischitane/ischia/news/ischia/ischia/eventi/ischia/eventi/sport/ischia/gallerie-fotografiche/eventi-caratteristici/ischia/ischia/articoli/ischia/articoli/capitoli-storici/garibaldi-a-casamicciola-terme.html)