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Castle · Castel San Giorgio (SA)

Hermitage of Santa Maria a Castello

  • Visit: about 1 h 15 min
  • 267 m
Hermitage of Santa Maria a Castello
Photo: Frame90 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized

8th-century castle that became a hermitage around 1300, on the Sant'Apollinare hill at Castel San Giorgio; a sanctuary since 2024.

On the Sant'Apollinare hill, at about 267 metres, in Castel San Giorgio, stands Santa Maria a Castello: an 8th-century castle that around 1300 became a hermitage.It has been a sanctuary since 2024. The area was already inhabited in the 4th–3rd century BC, as archaeological finds show. From the hill the panorama over the Agro is beautiful.

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