There are 10,000 inhabitants on the island, and 400,000 landings are expected in the summer of 2024. These numbers alone are enough to understand that you need to visit Procida at the right time, but there’s a place where you can always find refuge. It’s Calacala rooms & apartments (calacala.kross.travel). You feel at home, and the food is sublime because Eduardo, a retired teacher, takes care of a spectacular vegetable garden, while Salvatore’s wife and children take care of everything else. The lemon salad is excellent, made with the island’s special fruit, limoni pane (bread lemons). Salvatore prepares it on the spot, using a mortar, and watching him at work is a show in itself. It feels like being in the countryside, but in just a few bus stops, you can quickly reach Marina Grande, other beaches, the Nutrimenti bookshop for a book about the island, or Creje at Corricella for clothing, swimsuits, bags, and sarongs (via Marina Corricella 60).