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A week's holiday to Queen Camilla's favourite island can be booked for £340 per person.
Ischia is a beautiful volcanic island off the coast of Italy which has held a special plane in the royal's heart since she was a child.
Queen Camilla has spoken of her adoration for the island which stemmed from family holidays she made to the lovely getaway as a young girl, the Daily Express reports.
Later in life, she also brought her own children Laura Lopes and Tom Parker Bowles for holidays there.
Camilla recently told her son Tom, who is a food critic for You Magazine: "Every year, we went on holiday to the island of Ischia, just off Naples.
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The island is increasingly popular with young Brits (Getty Images)"There were endless lunches of vitello al limone [veal escalope with lemon], fried zucchini, lots of fresh fish and pasta. It instilled a lifelong passion for Italian food."
The 75-year-old's passion for the mountainous landmass is shared by a growing number of young Brits who flock there for sun-drenched breaks by the sea.
On the Beach has seen a 300% increase in bookings to Ischia in just three months, likely due to its proximity to a member of the Royal Family. The good news is that you don't need a royal budget if you want to visit.
On the Beach has seen holiday bookings there shoot up 300% (Getty Images)In May, holidays for seven nights are on offer for as little as £340 per person and another for £585 for two people, flights included.
Ischia is located in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the northern tip of the Gulf of Naples and is only 19 miles from the Italian mainland and 36 miles from the airport in Naples.
The island welcomes six million visitors a year, significantly swelling its 62,000 person population and turning it into bustling hub of activity.
It is famous for its thermal springs and has one of the biggest spas in Europe, attracting tourists from all over the world to its warm waters and wellness holiday packages.
Camilla has not taken Charles to the island yet (PA)
Camilla has been open about her affections for the Italian idyll (AP)Sorgeto beach allows visitors to wander down to the seafront and immerse themselves in lapping waves warmed by the natural hot spring rising up from the floor below.
Another draw is the Ischia Film Festival which takes place in the summer and attracts the great and good to a bash within the crumbling remains of the Castello Aragonese d'Ischia.
It continues the island's long movie heritage that arguable peaked when Elizabeth Taylor visited in 1963 to film sections of the historical epic Cleopatra.
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Ischia Porto, the busiest town on the island, has a wide variety of restaurants, including ones on La Riva Destra, beside the harbour, and along Via Roma's shopping district.
Delicious regional cuisine will excite visitors' taste buds, including freshly caught fish and authentic Italian specialities.