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Il Deserto Review
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Il Deserto
- Address: Via Deserto, Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi
- Phone: 081/8780199
- Category: Religious Sites
- Location: Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi
Fodor's Review:
That choice location became Il Deserto, the Convento dei Padri Bigi built by the Carmelite fathers in the Middle Ages. Now crumbling, the monastery's famed belvedere -- with panoramic views of the blue waters all around, and of Vesuvius, Capri, and the peninsula -- was a top sight for Grand Tour-era travelers. At this writing the belvedere tower was closed for restoration but it's still inspiring to walk the grounds. To get to the Deserto from the center of Sant'Agata, take the main road (Corso Sant'Agata) past the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie on your right, and keep walking uphill on Via Deserto for a little more than half a mile. If traveling by car, park in the raised lot opposite the hotel O Sole Mio.
- Cost: Donations welcome
- Open: Oct.-Mar., daily 8:30-12:30 and 2:30-4:30; Apr.-Sept., daily 8:30-12:30 and 4-8
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