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A Photo Essay of The Church of Santa Maria Assunta Positano, Italy


The Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Positano, Italy

The Church of Santa Maria Assunta  has a colorful majolica-tiled dome that is easy visible anywhere in Positano. Known as Chiesa de Santa Maria Assunta in Italian, the church seems to have been originally built the 13th century in the Moorish style of architecture.

The church’s interior is white and gold and rather dark. There is a nave and two side aisles.

The church’s high alter  has a rare Byzantine Black Madonna icon above it dating from the 13th century

A side view of the Church as seen from one of Positano’s many staircases

A view of the The church’s iconic domed roof as seen from the pool patio of Positano’s  Le Sirenuse hotel

The church’s colorful tiled roof provides a nice visual contrast to the cliffside architecture so typical of Positano.

Evening view of the church of Santa Maria Assunta

The Church of Santa Maria Assunta

Address:
Piazza Flavio Gioi
Hours:
8am-noon &3.30-7pm