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Abbey · Vairano Patenora (CE)

Abbey of Santa Maria della Ferraria

  • Visit: about 45 min

The ruins of the Cistercian abbey of Vairano Patenora, founded in the 12th century.

The Abbey of Santa Maria della Ferraria was founded by Cistercian monks in 1171, in the countryside of Vairano Patenora. It was one of the most important Cistercian monasteries in the South.Today the walls of the church and of some of the monastery's rooms remain, surrounded by greenery. They bear witness to Cistercian Gothic architecture in Campania.

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