Ischia - Italy

Concerts at the Giardini La Mortella
on the island of Ischia from April to October 2026

The musical highlight: chamber concerts in the Giardini La Mortella

A garden becomes a concert hall. Subtropical plants, water features, lava-stone terraces and chamber music.

The Giardini La Mortella in Forio are among the most beautiful botanical gardens in Europe.

They were laid out in 1956 by the Argentine-British pianist Lady Susana Walton together with her husband, the English composer

Sir William Walton, who made Ischia his home.

What began as a private retreat grew over the decades into an extraordinary garden, with a magnificent view across Forio Bay.

Today, the ‘La Mortella’ garden is both a concert venue and a monument.

In the small concert hall, tucked away amongst subtropical plants and lava rock, musicians perform,

selected from Italy’s most prestigious music academies, including the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

The 2026 concert season runs from 2 April to 1 November. The chamber concerts take place every Saturday and Sunday in the museum’s concert hall.

From June, a second musical highlight will be added: the orchestral concerts at the Teatro Greco, an open-air theatre at the highest point of the botanical garden with a spectacular view of Forio Bay, every Thursday at 9 pm.

Summer concerts at the Teatro Greco 2026

16 July 2026
Sinfonia Smith Square (United Kingdom)
Conductor: Simon Over
The programme features works by William Walton, Felix Mendelssohn, Alberto Ginastera, Carlos Guastavino, Carlos Gardel and Astor

23 July 2026
Orchestra Sinfonica del Liceo Tenca (Milan)
Conductor: Marco Bossi
Featuring works by Marco Bossi, Gustav Holst, Miklós Rózsa, John Williams, Maurice Jarre and William Walton.

30 July 2026
Hertfordshire Youth Wind Sinfonia & Brass Ensembles (United Kingdom)
Conductor: David Gordon-Shute
The programme includes works by William Walton, Thomas Tallis and Ralph Vaughan Williams, as well as other classical and contemporary compositions for wind orchestra.

Discover Ischia

Make the white church of Santa Maria del Soccorso by the sea your first point of reference. The Castello Aragonese, perched on a rocky cliff, is also well worth a visit. And if you’d like to see the island from a bird’s-eye view,
hike up Monte Epomeo, the extinct volcano at the heart of Ischia, which offers views across the entire Gulf of Naples.

Your travel option

Choose your favourite place on Ischia:

Tenuta del Poggio Antico ****

This 4-star boutique hotel enjoys a peaceful location on the slopes of Monte Epomeo, above Forio, the beautiful harbour town on the island’s west coast. The outdoor pool is set in a beautiful garden where the hotel also grows its own vegetables and fruit. A free shuttle service takes you to Forio and back again.

Deluxe double room, balcony, sea view, 27 m², breakfast included

Your deluxe double room is spacious and modern. The balcony or large terrace has a sea view.

The Giardini La Mortella are about 3.5 km away.

Villa Ravino Secret Retreat ****

The villa combines a lodge house with an extraordinary botanical garden. The property is home to a large cactus collection and is also a charming, very personal aparthotel with a pool, thermal spring water, its own restaurant and a very nice bar lounge surrounded by greenery.

Studio with terrace and garden view, 24 m², including breakfast

The studio at Villa Ravino is a small hideaway – more like a well-kept apartment surrounded by greenery than a classic hotel room.

It has a sleeping area and an equipped kitchenette if you want to be independent between meals. The best thing about it is the terrace with access to the garden. The studio can be booked with or without breakfast.

Villa Ravino Secret Retreat is about 2.5 km from Giardini La Mortella.

Music Travel Hideaways Special: Wine tasting at a vineyard

Ischia has one of the oldest wine-growing traditions in Italy. Vines have been growing here on volcanic soil for more than three thousand years. As part of your trip, we will arrange a guided wine tasting for you at one of the island's small family-run wineries.

Travel details

Travel dates: 22 August to 29 August 2026 (8 days / 7 nights) 

Concert: Chamber concert in the Giardini La Mortella

Accommodation: 7 nights at the Hotel Tenuta del Poggio Antico or Villa Ravino Secret Retreat, including breakfast

Travel price from €1,090 per person at Hotel Tenuta del Poggio Antico in a double room

Travel price from €2,160 at Hotel Tenuta del Poggio Antico in a single room

Travel price from €820 per person at Villa Ravino Secret Retreat in a double studio room

Travel price from €1,580 at Villa Ravino Secret Retreat in a studio single room

How to get to the island

Ischia can be reached via Naples Airport. From the port of Naples, a ferry or hydrofoil will take you to Ischia Porto

in around an hour and a half.

To ensure you arrive feeling relaxed, we’ll organise your entire journey from your home town: flight, transfer and the crossing.

What is included in the price?

• 7 nights in the selected hotel, including breakfast
• Concert ticket for the chamber concert in the Giardini La Mortella
• Music Travel Hideaways Special: wine tasting at a winery
• Personal consultation and tailoring to your requirements

We will tailor this trip to your individual needs. We will adapt the travel dates, arrival and departure times, and other additional services to your requirements.

The chamber concerts take place every Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m. in April, May, June, September and October.

We offer this trip with year-round dates, so you can decide flexibly when you would like to travel.

To the non-binding booking enquiry

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