Certosa di San Lorenzo a Padula

Just 109 km: La Certosa di San Lorenzo in Padula is the largest monument monastery in southern Italy, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Great beauty of the church and its altar inlaid with mother of pearl, unique cuisine with the large hood of the central furnace, the wonderful cloister with its almost 15,000 square meters is amongst the largest in Europe. A dramatic elliptical staircase double ramp connects the two levels on which develops the cloister, which is the porch (bottom) with cells of the fathers, and the gallery with windows used by the monks for the weekly walk (top).