Torre Clavel
Positano
The Tower of Fornillo, called 'Clavel', dates back to the 13th century and is named after Gilbert Clavel, who bought it at the beginning of the 20th century. The structure has a pentagonal plan and has very special architectural elements. Thanks to its high position, you can enjoy a wonderful view over the whole area.
Torre Trasita
Positano
The Trasita Tower is one of the three towers built during the mid-16th century, on commission by Pietro da Toledo. It was a defensive system consisting of three watchtowers in the coastal area. The structure is still visible today, even if it does not maintain a perfect state of preservation.
Torre Maggiore
Ravello
(11 Km)
The Torre Maggiore is located inside the Villa and was built in the 13th century. It was designed in the nineteenth-century style and is currently subject to restoration.
Torre Grado
Praiano
(4 Km)
The Grado Tower was built in 1564, and has a square structure. The structure was used for reasons of defense, its function was to spot the dangers that could come from the sea. Currently, the building has been restored.
Torre a Mare
Praiano
(5 Km)
The Torre a Mare, also known as the Assiola Tower, was built in 1270 and has a cylindrical structure with an escarpment base. The Tower was used during the wars as a lookout to warn the inhabitants of dangers. After many restorations today it is in good condition.
Statua e fontana di Flavio Gioia
Amalfi
(10 Km)
Flavio Gioia, inventor of the compass, monument to those who have never been born! In fact, it is true that the Amalfi people invented the compass, but Flavio Gioia never existed, it is a historical error of transcription of ancient documents
convento di cospita
Agerola
(5 Km)
the convent lies on a modest characteristic plateau overlooking the Gulf, of Amalfi in the peace and tranquility of a place certainly sacred and of remarkable historical significance, hosting the ruins of a medieval construction of the 1000s
Torre di Atrani
Amalfi
(10 Km)
The Tower of Atrani is located on the coast of Amalfi and is a building that can be admired continuously for a long time on the entire coast. It was built for defensive reasons, for alarm and protection against pirate attacks from the 9th to the 17th century. The tower, along with all the others, is a great example of history and ancient testimony.
Torre di Vettica
Amalfi
(8 Km)
The tower of Vettica, in the city of Amalfi, dates back to 1568. The purpose of the construction was to offer greater protection against the privateers. The tower stands on the promontory of the Capo di Vettica.
Torre Mezzacapo
Minori
(13 Km)
The Mezzacapo Tower has a construction that belongs to the vicereal era. Its structure is a very special example of the anti-corrosion towers.
Il bastione di Parsano
Sorrento
(10 Km)
Vicereal walls open to publicInfo www.antichemurasorrento.it
Museo Civico
Amalfi
(10 Km)
On the first floor of the Municipal Palace we find the Civic Museum of Amalfi. Inside the building, in addition to the works of Domenico Morelli, we also find the Tabula Amalpitana, a maritime code dating back to the era of the Marian Republic. In the museum we can admire ancient nautical instruments, costumes used in historical regattas and typical objects of medieval sailors.
Museo della Carta
Amalfi
(10 Km)
Built in the 13th century, it is a paper museum and it is housed in the oldest paper mill in Europe. It tenderly preserves original paper presses that are still in complete working order. There is a variety of stationery that you will be inspired to buy from the gift shop, along with paper pressed with flowers and calligraphy sets.
Antiquarium Stabiano
Castellammare di Stabia
(7 Km)
The Stabiano Antiquarium was inaugurated in 1958 at the behest of the archaeologist Libero D'Orsi who had undertaken excavations to bring to light materials of the ancient Roman city of Stabiae. The Museum was built in the middle school environments of the city. Today it collects more than 8000 exhibits from the Stabian villas and buildings that were gradually explored.
Antiquarium-Villa Marittima
Minori
(12 Km)
The Antiquarium is annexed to the Maritime Villa of the 1st century AD consisting of representative rooms to the west and thermal environments to the east. The antiquarium contains the materials found during the excavations in the villa, divided by classes to which they belong. The exhibition halls also include a considerable part of numismatic collections dating from the first to the fourth century AD.
Museo del Corallo
Ravello
(11 Km)
Founded in 1986, it collects artifacts in coral, cameos, mother of pearl and shells, from Roman times to the last century.
Museo Bottega della Tarsia Lignea
Sorrento
(10 Km)
The Bottega della Tarsia Lignea Museum is located in the eighteenth-century Palazzo Pomarici — Santomasi. The exhibition halls welcome various wooden objects made by the nineteenth-century Sorrento inlays. The Museum also has several paintings by foreign and Italian artists who testify to the historical and environmental context where the art of local inlay developed.
Museo "Correale di Terranova"
Sorrento
(9 Km)
The Correale Museum of Terranova has been located in the Correale gentilizia residence of Terranova since 1924. It was open to the public since 1989 and contains 17th century furniture and paintings by great artists such as those of Artemisia Gentileschi and Alfonso Rodriguez, which belong to the period from the 15th to 19th century. century. All the works are exhibited in 23 different rooms. Among the works are figures dedicated to the founders of the museum and also archaeological collections.
Arsenali delle Repubblica amalfitana
Amalfi
(10 Km)
Back in the days when Amalfi was a great maritime republic, this cavernous Arsenale was the town’s major shipbuilding depot. In the modern day, it hosts temporary exhibitions. It opens at varying times depending on what on the occasion.
Castello Doria
Angri
(14 Km)
The Castle dates back to the 13th century, but over the years it has undergone numerous restorations, up to that of the 18th century, which gave it its current appearance. It was owned by several noble families of the time, who left traces in the history of the castle. Since 1988 it has been the official headquarters of the City Hall of Angri.
Castello Angioino
Castellammare di Stabia
(7 Km)
The Angevin Castle was built around the tenth century at the behest of the Duke of Sorrento. Some historians, however, also attribute the construction to Charles I of Anjou from whom it takes its name. In the following centuries it had several renovations becoming also the seat of the garrison of mercenary soldiers. Within its walls there was the cathedral that housed the bishops of the diocese. The structure consists of powerful walls with towers and towers joined together through a wall with relative side openings.
Il lupanare di Pompei
Pompei
(13 Km)
It was a brothel built on two floors, classified by category. In fact, the ground floor was reserved for modest social classes and consisted of just 5 rooms and a bathroom, while the first floor has a separate entrance and comfortable services, was reserved for the upper classes.
La Villa dei misteri
Pompei
(13 Km)
This Villa is located just outside the city walls. On it is the most famous Pompeian wall-painting. It contains a room (that is called The Initiation Chamber) which is decorated with very beautiful but strange scenes. Initiations took place here and they marked a transition from childhood to adulthood. There is an opening between the first and last scenes of the fresco that leads into the chamber.
La casa del Fauno
Pompei
(13 Km)
In the whole of the Roman Republic, it is one of the most luxurious aristocratic houses. It is also the most expensive residence in the ancient Pompeii measuring 3,000 meters squared. On its floors were lavish mosaics but only a few are remaining in place. Some of these mosaics were removed and taken on display at the National Museum of Naples.
Villa Rufolo
Ravello
(11 Km)
Built in the second half of '200. A favorite of musicians, artists and poets, praised in the verses of Boccaccio, in whose gardens Richard Wagner saw the materialization of his works and his imagination.
Il Chiostro di San Francesco
Sorrento
(10 Km)
It dates back to the '300 but has different architectural styles as it has been restored in later periods. The cloister has an arch structure with highly decorated capitals, filled with plants and flowers. It houses the Sorrento Summer Festival.
Chiostro del Paradiso
Amalfi
(10 Km)
The Paradise Cloister was built between 1266 and 1268 by Filippo Augustariccio. The cemetery was composed of balusters, sharp arches and intertwined arches and inside we find a garden with palm trees. Over time, the cloister was rebuilt. Visitors can also admire the Roman and medieval galleries.
Cattedrale di Sant'Andrea
Amalfi
(10 Km)
The cathedral dates back to early 10th century and its conspicuous stripy façade has been refurnished twice since. The building is hybrid, with the Silican Arabic-Norman style predominating. Its magnificent 13th century bell tower can be seen from the harbour. Its huge bronze doors deserve a look as well. The doors are the first in Italy, commissioned by a local noble; they were made in Syria and shipped to Amalfi.
Basilica di Santa Trofimena
Minori
(12 Km)
Chiesa di San Francesco
Sorrento
(10 Km)
Dating back to the fourteenth century, is made mainly in the Baroque style.
The white marble facade was redone in 1926, while the main portal dates from the fifteenth century and was made ??of wood.
Initially the building was an ancient oratory founded by St. Anthony, patron saint of Sorrento.
Villa di Oplontis e Villa Lucius Crassus Tertius
Torre Annunziata
(15 Km)
The villa of Poppea is a villa d'otium dating back to the first century BC where there were rooms dedicated to the production of wine and oil. There are viridaries, sculptures, beautiful frescoes, spas, lararium, peristiles, triclines , Olympic pool
Scavi di Pompei
Pompei
(13 Km)
In the archaeological area is represented not only Roman life but also all the frescoes of that era. Part of the works are found in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples and a small amount in the Antiquarium of Pompeii. Since 2000, the archaeological excavations of Pompeii have been included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
L'anfiteatro di Pompei
Pompei
(13 Km)
One of the oldest stone buildings ever discovered, with an interesting feature is the only amphitheater that has no underground floor below the arena. Very visible are the holes that were used to cover the arena, so that viewers were protected from the elements.
Scavi archeologici di Pompei
Pompei
(13 Km)
The archaeological excavations of the city of Pompeii represent the remains of the ancient Roman city destroyed in 79 AD by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The excavations began in 1748. Today the city is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The discoveries gave birth to the ancient Roman holiday villas “Roman otii”.
Palestra Grande
Pompei
(13 Km)
It is found behind the amphitheater and occupies a very large area. It measures 141 meters by 137 meters. It is a public area that is used as a public gymnasium and a ground for exercises. It was specifically meant for youths and men who participated in sporting activities like wrestling, swimming, discus and for running. At its center is a large swimming pool.
Tempio di Apollo
Pompei
(13 Km)
It is located on the western side of the Forum to the north of the Basilica. It is the oldest building in the Forum and was built by the Greeks. Estruscan items and some other oldest remains were discovered here which dates back to the 575 BC. A tour to this place gives you a beautiful glimpse of how beautiful temples were devoted to the gods of the Ancient Rome.
Casa della caccia antica
Pompei
(13 Km)
This is an attractive building in Pompei that is located a short distance from the House of Faun when heading towards the Porta di Nola gate. It has got many frescoes of hunting scenes. It contains some very fine examples of the 4th style generation. On the walls of the 2nd cubiculum are the winter and autumn personifications. There are other beautiful decorations inside this great historical house.
Basilica
Pompei
(13 Km)
It is a wonderful public building that is located to the south west corner of the Forum. It was specifically used as a place of administering justice as well as where trade was carried on. The building’s main hall consists of a long columnar nave. Shaped tiles covered with stucco were used in the construction of these columns.
Casa del Poeta Tragico
Pompei
(13 Km)
This is a house that is located in the Region VI across from the Forum baths. At its entry is a Latin word "cave canem" which means "beware the dog". There is also a decoration of a mosaic dog at the entrance which depicts all the features of a live dog. It contains a lot of paintings of Greek mythological subjects than any other place in the whole of Pompei.
Foro di pompei
Pompei
(13 Km)
It is the main square of the famous city. It was once an uncovered place, where there were numerous shops built entirely of lava and tuff. Once the Romans conquered Pompeii, everything was rebuilt, in fact the shops were shot down together with the famous Temple of Apollo.
Scavi Archeologici
Castellammare di Stabia
(8 Km)
The Archaeological Excavations of Castellammare di Stabia have brought to light several villas and residential buildings as well as residential districts of the ancient city of Stabiae. The origins of the city date back to the 7th century BC and from historical materials it appears to have been destroyed by Silla and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The remains were found on the edge of the Poggio di Varano of several villas, including that of San Marco and Villa Arianna which is the oldest.
Museo del Duomo di Ravello
Ravello
(11 Km)
It contains Roman urns and sarcophagi, but also sculptures of particular interest as the bust of Sigilgaita Rufo, one of the most beautiful sculptures of all Western art of the '200 in Southern Italy.