Santa Maria di Costantinopoli
The small square in front of the church has a great 180-degree view of the coast from Capri and Positano
The façade is decorated with stucco semi-capitals. A niche above the entrance contains a statue of Our Lady of Constantinople, next to the small bell tower. The interior has a barrel vault but no apse. The high altar in stucco houses a large painting of the Madonna of Constantinople with St. Rocco, St. Sebastian with angels intent on extinguishing the flames of the fire that devastated Constantinople. On the left side of the altar, an entrance leads to the small sacristy.
Two smaller stucco altars, on the sides of the chapel, are named for Praiano’s two patron saints, St. Luke and St. Gennaro. The small square in front of the church has a great 180-degree view of the coast from Capri and Positano, all the way south.
Amalfi Coasting is a “pet project” of a community organization started in the town of Praiano in 2013. We developed this web site as a tool to invite people from all over the world to get to know our town, discover its "secrets" and embrace it not just as a great tourist destination but also as a community, with its people, its traditions and all of its offerings.
San Gennaro
This church is the only example of baroque architecture on the Coast
San Luca l'Evangelista
This Romanesque-style church is designed on a Latin cross plan with three naves
A Convent in Paradise
In the XVI century, Dominican monks moved from Naples to build a convent high above the sea, on the side of a mountain, with a great view of Positano and Capri
San Giovanni
As St John once was the saint patron of Praiano this was its main church
S.S. Annunziata a la Praia
The old church survived time and pirate incursions until a massive landslide destroyed it
La cappella di Santa Caterina ad Alessandria
Per via dei rapporti commerciali con la città d’Alessandria d’Egitto venne importato il culto di Santa Caterina
San Nicola
Above the front door is a wooden choir with a beautiful XVIII century pipe organ
San Tommaso
A beautifully situated 16th century chapel with a great view