The church, Santa Maria al Monte, is located over 400 meters above sea level, is located in a natural setting of great charm and beauty, between forests, hiking trails, terraces and stone houses, ancient shelters for shepherds and farmers.
This very beautiful church is located high up on the slopes of Mount Epomeo in Forio.
The Santa Maria al Monte Church is partially excavated in the tufa rock, it can be considered a typical example of mountain architecture. The building structure is very simple. The large courtyard in front of the stone benches, and presents an enormous cistern dug in the tuff for collecting rainwater. The facade is very simple, is topped by a rectangular structure with two bells and a spherical dome. The interior has a large central nave ending in the apse, flanked on the right side by a narrow aisle. In addition to the altarpiece depicting the Madonna with the anonymous saints Anthony Abbot and Paul the Hermit, the church has a wooden altar frontal with painted floral motifs, from the early seventeenth century, and residues of frescoes of the seventeenth century …
Address: Via Bocca
City hall: 80075 - Forio
Time of building: XVI - XVII sec.
Hour of Holy Masses: ---
Priest: Don Pasquale Sferratore
Bus lines: 1 - 14 - 2 - 9 - CD - CS
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