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SERRARA FONTANA
The town of Serrara-Fontana an extension of 669 hectares and a population of about 3000 people. It is the highest town. In fact it stretches from sea to the summit of Mount Epomeo to 789 meters above sea level The town is divided in the following towns: Serrara, Fontana, Sant'Angelo, Succhivo, Ciglio, and Calimera Noia. Each one of these centers has a different type from the rest of the island. There are still numerous testimonies of the peasants Ischitan and continue to persist forms of life related to it. The area is hilly, often marked by deep ravines created by rainwater. Only center Sant'Angelo is the sea. It is a small fishing village accessible only by foot. The town consists of a large group of low houses, pink. Valued gather around narrow streets that join in the square of the village, near the isthmus natural linking the village to the characteristic promontory. Major monuments and the church of St. Michael the Archangel, the church of Our Lady of Montevergine, the parish church of St. Maria SS. Del Carmine, the parish church of St. Mary of Mercede, the hermitage of San Nicholas and the church of St. Nicholas of Bari. Sant'Angelo is the only gem marine Serrara Fontana, predominantly agricultural country, at more than 400 feet above the sea, south of massive volcanic Mount Epomeo. A village of humble homes of fishermen and beach unique beauty, kissed by the sea on two sides. The site offers the possibility of several trips and excursions, but between all interesting is that the valley Cavascura, where a powerful source thermal overflow from the rock at a temperature of 100 degrees, feeding a unique spa, carved in stone. No less interesting is the excursion Mount Epomeo that tourists prefer to make at night to attend the summit of the mountain at dawn magic show, the aurora and sunrise. Choosing a good night's full moon will be seen in Forio white light as a city and the eastern end of the satellite into the sea. The name "Epomeo" has a beautiful meaning: see from overlooking.