Middle Ages Amalfi Coast Places

Magnificent medieval buildings in the Amalfi coast and surroundings

The Church of Saint Mary at Castro - Praiano. Overlooking the sea at 364 metres above sea level, sits the little Church of St. Mary at Castro, which is joined to the very old Convent of St. Dominic that dominates the area of Vettica Maggiore, the commercial heart of Praiano. The spot has been dedicated to religious cults since ancient times, read more...

The Certosa of San Lorenzo - Padula.The Cilento area and the Valley of Diano are home to a fundamentally important root of western civilization. Here, in fact, ancient Greek civilization settled and constructed the magnificent Doric temples of Paestum and the colony of Elea (Velia for the Romans) read more...

The Abbey to the Holy Trinity - Cava de' Tirreni. More commonly known as the Abbey of Cava de' Tirreni, it was founded in XIth century and elected to territorial abbey status in 1394 A.D. Not far inland from the Amalfi coast, this splendid building is situated about 3 kilometres from the city of Cava dei Tirreni. read more...