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 were created from the 1950s onwards. Lady Susana Walton developed the garden over several decades, initially in collaboration with the English landscape architect Russell Page.

Her husband, the composer Sir William Walton, found a peaceful place to work here.

What began as a private retreat grew over the decades into an extraordinary garden, with a beautiful 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 autumn season’s chamber concerts begin on 5 and 6 September 2026 and continue at weekends until early November.

They take place at 5 pm in the Sala Recite.

The concert hall is situated in the lower part of the Giardini La Mortella.

The concerts last around 60 minutes. A concert ticket also grants access to the garden.

Your concert on 6 September 2026

To kick off the autumn season, the Liszt Trio will be performing in the Sala Recite at Giardini La Mortella. The violin, cello and piano take centre stage in a programme featuring works by Haydn, Schumann, Dvořák, Schubert and Wolfgang Rihm.

Before the performance, there will be plenty of time for a stroll through the garden.

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: 4 to 11 September 2026 (8 days / 7 nights) 

Concert: Trio Liszt on 6 September 2026 at 5.00 pm in the Sala Recite at Giardini La Mortella

Line-up: violin, cello and piano

Programme: works by Joseph Haydn, Robert Schumann, Antonín Dvořák, Franz Schubert and Wolfgang Rihm

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 specifically to your needs. We will adapt the duration of the trip, the journey and other services to suit your preferences.

The chamber concerts take place every Saturday and Sunday at 5.00 pm in April, May, June, September and October.

In addition to the advertised travel dates, we also offer this trip for other concert weekends in September and October 2026.

The final performance of the autumn season takes place on 1 November.

To the non-binding booking enquiry

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