Where is the spring
Through the aqueduct of Pilastri, the spring waters of Buceto were transported to the Borgo di Celsa, today Ischia Ponte. The source was initially able to meet the needs of the growing population until 1800, when water was no longer sufficient for the various requests. The term Buceto indicates one of the most interesting springs on the island of Ischia, which originates in the eastern part of Mount Buceto.
How to reach the spirng
The path is simple, you start from Fiaiano in the municipality of Barano and take the road towards Cretaio; the route can also be traveled by car and is very scenic; at a certain point of the road at the height of a riding school there is on the left the beginning of the path that leads to Buceto, preceded by a large stone staircase that will lead to Buceto, an ancient spring that flows in the woods, renamed for the goodness of its water; continuing the stone staircase you reach a path, among the tall plants of the humid area, along an uphill road you will reach a forest of chestnut and holm oaks where there is a small area of flat land located at medium altitude and sunny. From here you can choose to go back or continue the walk by taking, beyond the plateau, a small path that opens between brambles and field plants.
What its water looks like
The spring has provided drinking water to the people of Ischia since the past and has ensured them for a long time the possibility of carrying out all activities, agricultural and those related to daily needs. Buceto is one of the many and beneficial sources of fresh waters that flow from the hills of the island; it flows close to Mount Rotaro. Copious and drinkable water like no other river on the island can provide.
What the spring looks like
Of the thirteen public fountains from which the Ischia inhabitants had drawn the water of Buceto for three centuries, only one remained active, in Fiaiano, in front of a magnificent panorama of the Gulf that can be admired along the Rotaro road. The aim is still today, as almost 300 years ago, to refuel with drinking water.