Скачать или смотреть Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta, Positano, Italy

View the beautiful Church of Santa Maria Assunta, near the waterfront, in Positano, Italy. The church's brightly painted done and bell tower draw your attention throughout Positano.

The church began as an abbey of Positano’s Benedictine monastery in the 12th century. The church has one through periods of prosperity, neglect and restoration. The church is known for a 13th-century Byzantine Black Madonna and Child above the main altar. The icon was supposedly stolen from Constantinople by pirates and smuggled west.

An 18th-century bell tower stands separate from the main church building in the piazza.

After visiting the church, walk Positano's winding streets lined with restaurants, shops, and cafes.