Ischia Session 2024
Ever dream of hiking a volcanic island in the southern mediterranean? Or about learning how delicious mozzarella is made from century-old traditions? What about discovering thermal baths and healing practices from Roman times? Join the Italy Abroad Program next summer in Ischia! Practice yoga and meditation, bathe in thermal waters and hot springs, eat at organic farms and visit island wineries in this immersive, island experience. Enroll in one of the following courses below as you spend two weeks in Ischia that will forever change your life. Our program will focus on how food, exercise and lifestyle are the foundations for a happy, healthy life. Don’t miss out on the experience of a lifetime!
Program Overview
A Closer Look
-
May 22 - June 5
May 29 - June 12
June 5 - 19
June 12 - 26
June 19 - July 3
June 26 - July 10
-
September 4 - 18
-
Arrival - when students land in Naples Capodichino airport it is mandatory to meet with IAP staff. As a group, students will be shuttled to the port of Naples and arrive to Ischia via ferry. Once students arrive in Ischia, another bus will transport the group to the appropriate hotel.
Departure - students will take the ferry to Naples as a group and check into a hotel. The program concludes the following day. This transport service and hotel in Naples are both included in the program fee.
-
Students are placed in 3-star, centrally located hotels in double occupancy. Hotels will provide daily breakfast and offer free wifi and air conditioning.
-
Program Highlights:
1) Thermal baths, hiking and yoga.
2) Pizza making, cooking course, wine tasting, pasta and mozzarella factories, and lemon farm.
3) Excursions: Capri, Procida, Sorrento, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast & Caserta
-
Daily breakfast is provided along with numerous other group lunches and dinners. When a meal is not provided, students enjoy many different options in the vicinity of the hotel.
-
Angelo Rizzoli Hospital: Via Fundera, 2, 80076 Lacco Ameno, NA
Numerous pharmacies are accessible to students around the hotel. IAP staff is present and ready to assist for any situation. Relevant information will be distributed at pre-departure and on-site orientations.
Programs in Ischia
-
Health & Wellness
-
Writing Workshop
-
Marine Biology
-
The Italian Family
Courses - Ischia Summer 2024
-
-
June 19 - July 3
-
-
-
-
-
3 units - $3,495
May 29 - June 12
-
-
-
-
“Traveling to Italy through the Italy Abroad Program was an enlightening and immersive experience. As a college student who started college in the heat of a global pandemic, this abroad program was a leap out of my comfort zone, but I am so happy that I had this opportunity offered to me and followed through with it. First off, Vince, the founder of the program and lead liaison for all the events and trip plans, did an excellent job at being inclusive and informative with his emails leading up to the trip. The price breakdown was very straightforward from the beginning, the website is easily accessible and well organized, and Vince himself would always respond to emails with my questions swiftly and promptly. Prior to the trip, I felt very confident and prepared as well as excited for the immersive itinerary that Vince had sent out to everyone. I cannot speak highly enough of this trip after it concluded. I met my best friends, earned credit for immersive hands-on experience, saw world famous travel destinations like Capri and the Amalfi Coast, explored many Italian towns and had the opportunity to learn about Italian culture first-hand. One of my favorite memories with the group, although it is very challenging to pick just one memory, was our initiation dinner at the castle in Ischia. This was such a unique opportunity and really catalyzed my already growing excitement for the trip in general. I was able to meet the professors and other students in a more casual yet elevated setting, see a portion of Ischia from a lovely view and try foods unique to the island. A second memory from this trip that will stick with me would be wine tasting in Sorrento at a winery called Sorrentino. Similarly, we got to try a unique house-made meal in pairing with wine made at this location. What was unique about this, however, was getting the opportunity to walk through the grounds of the property and learn about the different conditions various grapes need to make different types of wine. The program overall was an incredible experience filled with fun, cultural immersion, laughter, wonderful food, and unique eye opening adventures and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for an active and immersive trip to Italy.”
