Top 7 Caves 포지오마리노 주변

Definitely not accessible by bike, at least not at this time of year. The path is completely overgrown, and even on foot it was barely passable. But the grotto is worth the effort!

From the table shown in the photo, due to the steep slopes and finally some steps, by bike for the last stretch of about 700/800 meters. we proceed to push, but nothing impossible.

Natural cave, inside which there is a beautiful lava stone depicting the Madonna di Castello. Every 1st May the pilgrimage under 'e Gavèt is held, guided by faith and devotion to Mamma Schiavona, protector of the Sommesi, hundreds of people participate in the solemn mass which will be held right in front of the small cave, which is positioned under the spring where the ancestors fetched water. Everything is promoted and organized by the friends of the Paranza delle Gavète in collaboration with the group of Zi Riccardo and the women of Tammorra.

Suggestive natural caves, inside which there is a beautiful lava stone depicting the Madonna di Castello. Every 1st May the pilgrimage under 'e Gavèt is held, guided by faith and devotion to Mamma Schiavona, protector of the Sommesi. Hundreds of people will participate in the solemn mass which will be held right in front of the small cave, which is positioned under the spring where the ancestors went to get water. All promoted and organized by the friends of Paranza delle Gavète in collaboration with the group of Zi Riccardo and the women of Tammorra.

The rock church of S. Lucia stands in the initial stretch of the homonymous valley, under the rocky overhang of Pian della Colla and on the side of via Bracigliano. This small and suggestive natural cave was erected as a Catholic church dedicated to S. Lucia almost certainly in the Norman-Byzantine period, in the first centuries after the year one thousand. The confirmation of its existence in the late Middle Ages comes from the payment of tithes in the years 1308-1310 by its rector Abbot Giovanni Bonamanto. This place was the refuge of many people during the war. The excursion is quite demanding and requires a considerable effort to go around the mountain and descend into the cave, an effort that is amply repaid by the beauty of the place and the spectacular view that can be enjoyed along the way. Pay particular attention to the part of the path that begins to descend towards the cave and even more if you approach to climb the site with the ruins.

In Lettere there is the Benedictine hermitage, or the place where the Benedictine hermit monks retired to pray, a place also known as the veins of San Benedetto. The hermitage offers visitors an incomparable panorama of the Sarno Valley and Vesuvius, as well as allowing them to enjoy an unusual view of the historic Castello di Lettere. Around the hermitage a series of small natural cavities were probably used by Benedictine hermit monks to pray, and a completely frescoed chapel was built in one of these. Unfortunately these frescoes have not withstood the neglect of time and acts of vandalism, but what remains of them shows that they dated back to around 1,000 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPpy3wwABH4 Credits: Terravecchia Association

The rupestrian church of S. Lucia rises in the initial stretch of the namesake valloe, under the rocky overhang of Pian della Colla and on the side of via Bracigliano. This small and suggestive natural cave was erected as a Catholic church dedicated to S. Lucia almost certainly in the Norman-Byzantine era, in the first centuries after the year 1000. The confirmation of its existence in the late Middle Ages results from the payment of tithes in the years 1308-1310 by its rector Abbot Giovanni Bonamanto. This place was the refuge of many people during the war period. The excursion is highly demanding and requires considerable effort to get around the mountain and go down into the cave. You have to leave the bike at the end of the cycle path and take the remainder of the path on foot. The effort, however, is amply rewarded by the beauty of the place and the spectacular view that can be enjoyed along the way.