Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore alla Pietrasanta

Name: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore alla Pietrasanta
Address: Piazzetta Pietrasanta 17-19 angolo Via dei Tribunali, 80138, Naples Italy, Naples, Italy
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Piazzetta Pietrasanta 17-19 angolo Via dei Tribunali, 80138, Naples Italy

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The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Pietrasanta is the first church in Naples dedicated to the cult of the Virgin. It stands on the ruins of the Ancient Temple of Diana, and becomes a basilica following the appearance of the Madonna at San Pomponio, which tells him to build a church and to dedicate it to her where he would have found a stone wrapped in a blue cloth.

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Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes