They say all things worth experiencing are worth working for, and Club Scanella, a secluded cliffside beach club on the beautiful island of Ischia, is worth the work.
This beach club, only accessible by boat or by 220 steps down a cliff, feels like a secret little world of its own. It oozes old-world charm and glamour, squirrelled away on a cliffside like some kind of private James Bond-esque bar – except one where you swap a shaken martini for a Campari spritz.
Club Scanella poolCallie Thorpe
Hoping for a full day of relaxation, we decided to take eschew the steep steps and instead boarded a small boat from the colourful harbour town of San Angelo. Off we set into the open blues towards the bay of La Scanella. The journey was short; the boat edged closer to a hotel perched high on the cliffside after just 15 minutes. As we pulled into the dock, we were welcomed to rows of cerulean blue sun-bleached beds and parasols. Half-read books lay folded over on sunbeds while people climbed down silver ladders directly into the sea to seek relief from the Italian sun.
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