Convento di Santa Maria a Castro

Stair master workout to a beautiful convent high above the coast.

We started this hike in Praiano...which starts as a set of stairs, that leads to more stairs...turns into a lovely tree lined path, full of stairs, and climbs steeply along more stairs. The reward for...

Stair master workout to a beautiful convent high above the coast.

We started this hike in Praiano...which starts as a set of stairs, that leads to more stairs...turns into a lovely tree lined path, full of stairs, and climbs steeply along more stairs. The reward for...

A long way up

After a long climb out of Praiano following signs to the path of the gods you finally ready this convent. It's steps all the way up to the convent but a rough path from there up to the path of the god...

A long way up

After a long climb out of Praiano following signs to the path of the gods you finally ready this convent. It's steps all the way up to the convent but a rough path from there up to the path of the god...

interesting trompe l'oeuil above altar

lovely building and scenic spot, well worth the walk up. the trompe-l'oeuil has been created by exploiting a curve in the wall that the fresco is painted on. this creates a 3-d effect because the eye ...