Small, mysterious and uncontaminated
Vivara (from the Latin word ‘Vivarium’,
or fish farm), a half moon lying in the sea, it
is a true naturalistic jewel.
Once linked to Procida by a cliff, the volcanic
island rises at around 100 metres from the promontory
of Santa Margherita Vecchia with which it was
connected in 1957 by a footbridge that also supports
the acqueduct that links Procida and the nearby
island of Ischia.
With a perimeter of three kilometres and a maximum
height of 109 metres, Vivara boasts scores of
paths rich in wild, lush vegetation.
Populated by wild rabbits and other species of
small animals, Vivara is above all an island of
birds. In fact, there are more than 200 resident
and migratory species catalogued at the island.
On the island there is a building which was constructed
in 1861 as a ‘hunting house’ which
has a terrace from where one can admire the incredible
panorama that sweeps over the coastal countryside.
The seabeds around the island are rich with POSIDONIA
a spectacle for scuba divers.
Since 2002, Vivara has been a State Natural Reserve.
