Mount Epomeo is the highest mountain on the volcanic island of Ischia

Ischia

Ischia is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 km from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. Roughly trapezoidal in shape, it measures around 10 km east to west and 7 km north to south and has...

, in the Gulf of Naples

Gulf of Naples

The Gulf of Naples is a c. 15 km wide gulf located in the south western coast of Italy, . It opens to the west into the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered on the north by the cities of Naples and Pozzuoli, on the east by Mount Vesuvius, and on the south by the Sorrentine Peninsula and the main...

, Italy

Italy

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. Epomeo is believed to be a volcanic horst.

Reaching a height of 789 metres, it towers above the rest of Ischia. Much of Epomeo is covered in lush greenery, with a few vineyards also occupying its slopes. Approximately 75 metres from the peak the mountain is covered in white lava.

A path leads to the summit of the mountain from Fontana

Serrara Fontana

Serrara Fontana is a comune on the Ischia island, in the Province of Naples of the Italian region Campania.It is the highest and the smallest comune of the island...

, one of its quiet traditional villages.