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⛪ Church of Santa Maria Assunta

Museums, Memorials & Monuments Italy Europe

⛪ Church of Santa Maria Assunta
Positano's iconic majolica-domed church housing a venerated Byzantine icon


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UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Located in Piazza Flavio Gioia, the main square of Positano
  • Features a distinctive colorful majolica-tiled dome from late 18th-century renovations
  • Houses a Byzantine icon of the Virgin Mary, believed brought to Positano in the 12th century
  • Part of the Amalfi Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site, designated in 1997

The Church of Santa Maria Assunta stands as the principal religious landmark in Positano, a village on the ...

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