Visit

The Garden is open to the public from May 13 to October 31, 2021

on the following days:

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
(ticket offices close at 6:00 pm)

REMINDER FOR VISITORS

To safeguard visitors and staff the following rules must be respected at all times:

1. If you have flu symptoms or a temperature of more than 37.5°, or if you have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for Coronavirus less than 15 days prior to your visit, you must remain at home (Ministerial Decree of 26 April 2020).
2. A facemask must be worn at all times on the property, as per Campania's Regional Ordinance n. 48 of 17 May 2020. The mask may be removed in the Tea House only once seated at a table.
3. The required social distancing, with at least 1 metre between visitors not from the same family group and from members of staff, must be respected at all times.

4. Frequent handwashing in our public toilets is highly recommended, as is use of the sanitizing gel dispensers.

5. It is forbidden to gather in groups.
6. Visitor access may need to be regulated by our staff to keep the numbers of people on the property under control. 

7. Where relevant, the signs indicating one-way traffic must be respected.
8. Tour guides and tour operators accompanying groups of visitors must make sure that members of their groups respect the required distances and use a facemask.
9. Our garden staff are authorized to enforce these rules.

10. Any visitor breaking these rules or failing to comply with staff instructions will be immediately accompanied off the property. Their entrance ticket will not be reimbursed.

Garden visit only:

• € 12,00 - Full price
   
• € 10,00 - Reduced price 1*
  • Children 12-18 years old
  • Senior above 70;
  • Residents in the Island of Ischia municipalities
  • Cardholders (Il Quadrante Insula Card).
  • Personal assistant of visually or mobility disabled person
     
• € 7,00 - Reduced price 2*
  • Children 6 -11 years old;
     
• € 0,00 - Free*
  • Children under 5 years old;
  • Disabled with certificate of disability over above 51%
    

Concert ticket including garden visit:

We regret that the available places are reduced, due to compliance with the social distance regulations for virus containment. Therefore we only offer one admission fee, there are no age-related reductions or discounts.

• Price: € 20,00 - Single rates
  
• Free admission only for disabled people with a certificate of disability over 51% *
  

  * admissions will be dictated by availability of places and distancing regulations.

NOTICE:

• The concert takes place indoors and lasts about 60 min.
• In order to enter the concert venue it is mandatory to show the Covid health pass (Digital Green Certificate or “Green pass”)
• Please wear a facemask for the entire duration of the concert.
• Tickets must be booked at the Giardini La Mortella ticket office, from 10 am to 6 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, or by telephone 081-986220.
• Please make sure to arrive well in advance (at least 40 minutes before the beginning of the concert) to complete the formalities required by the anti Covid19 legislation.
• In order to collect the tickets it is MANDATORY to provide personal identification data and show the Green pass. A name list will be kept for 14 days, as required by current law.
• The Management reserves the right to modify the program in case of technical or artistic needs. 

Guided tours:

Guided tours are scheduled at the following times:

• Tuesday: at 10:30am and 4:00pm
• Thursday: at 10.30am and 3.15pm
• Saturday: at 10:30am

Entrance fee for a guided tour is € 5.00 per person in addition to the garden entrance ( Full Price € 12,00 ; Reduced € 10,00 ; Children € 7,00 ).

Duration is approximately 1 hour and thirty minutes.

Tours are lead by licensed guides from Platypus Tour guide agency.

Please reserve: +39 081-990118, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Garden is in the comune of Forio, near the Spiaggia di San Francesco (beach) in the Zaro area.

• Bus:
  - From Ischia, Casamicciola and Lacco Ameno: CS bus line
  - From Barano, Serrara Fontana, Forio: CD bus line
  - Timetables bus connections, PDF version
  - Further updates of schedules are available at the following link: Schedules and prices Bus lines Ischia
   
• Maritime transport:
  - Hydrofoils from/to Naples, Molo Beverello or Mergellina to Ischia Porto, Casamicciola Terme or Forio.
  - Ferries from Naples or Pozzuoli to Ischia Porto or Casamicciola Terme.
  - Timetables of maritime connections are available at the following link: All maritime timetable
   
• How to get Ischia in collaboration with ISCHIA.IT
   
• RoadMap with Google Maps

• Approximate area: 2 hectares or 5 acres.
• Ticket offices close one hour before closing time.
• You are free to stay as long as you wish (we suggest you allow a minimum of 2 hours). You must exit by 7 pm.
• Free parking is available at the entrance in Via Zaro - see map here
• The garden is accessible to disabled visitors; toilets for the disabled are available both in the upper and in the lower gardens.
• Guided tours for groups in Italian and English, by appointment at +39 081 990118
• Visitors receive a map of the gardens at the entrance. The map shows suggested itinerary and the main attractions.

More information:

Fondazione William Walton e La Mortella,
via Francesco Calise, 45 -  80075, Forio (Na), Italy
tel/fax: +39 081-986220  ;  +39 081-986237

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