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Church · Maiori (SA)

Abbey of Santa Maria de Olearia

  • Visit: about 20 min

The Benedictine abbey of 973 on the coast at Maiori, with its frescoed chapels.

Santa Maria de Olearia was founded in 973 by Benedictine monks, along the coast between Maiori and Erchie. The name comes from the olive press the monks ran here.The complex is built against the rock and preserves medieval frescoes in its stacked chapels.

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