Its name comes from Romans who consecrated the site to Venus Citarea, whose statue made of white marble was found in the area.
The reference is from Odysseus, in which it is told that “Feaci” (the people living at “Scheria”, a place in the Tyrrhenian area which has been identified with Ischia) provided Ulysses with a boat to get home, so the goddess Venus punished them for helping him.
The attraction of this Thermal Park in the setting of the bay of Citara in Forio in Ischia is unique and fascinating.
The thermal springs that feed the baths at the Giardini Poseidon are considered curative, due to their volcanic origins.
22 swimming pools (thermal, Kneipp, ocean-water) have been installed using recent technical and medical knowledge.