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Cathedral · Cava de' Tirreni (SA)

Abbey of the Holy Trinity of Cava de' Tirreni

  • Visit: about 40 min
  • 375 m
Abbey of the Holy Trinity of Cava de' Tirreni
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The Benedictine Abbey of the Holy Trinity, founded in 1011 near Cava de' Tirreni.

The Badia di Cava was founded at the beginning of the 11th century by Saint Alferius in a cave in the Selano valley. It is still home to Benedictine monks today.You can visit the basilica, the Romanesque cloister set against the rock and the museum. The abbey preserves one of the most precious archives and libraries in southern Italy.

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