Town of Praiano
Art and Culture

The "Chiesa Parrocchiale di Vettica Maggiore" is dedicated to San Gennaro. It was officially erected on the 18th of August 1589 and its foundations were built on land where a previous church used to lie. 

This last church, with a central design, was very old, probably dating back to 1200.

Located on the top of the Monte S. Angelo is the church of Santa Maria a Castro, with the Convent of S. Domenico attached. 

This convent, divided on two levels, has four cells: on the first floor, kitchen and furnace, refectory and reservoir on the floor below. Particularly interesting is the combination of double-layered covering vaults of the first floor, typical of the Amalfi area.

In this church, the veneration of an icon, commonly known as the Madonna delle Grazie for its alleged thaumaturgical powers, has remained unchanged.