In the 12 th-century, the icon was aboard a cargo ship that was stuck off the coast of Positano when the winds died. The Byzantine icon is surrounded by many popular traditions in Positano, including the miraculous arrival of the icon in town. Walk along the central nave to the front of the church and you can see this important icon above the altar. The Virgin Mary has been very closely connected to this church since the 12 th century, when a Byzantine icon of the Virgin arrived and the Archbishop of Amalfi rededicated the church in her honor. The church was founded in the second half of the 10 th century as a Benedictine Abbey dedicated to San Vito, who was the early patron saint of Positano. The beautiful white and gold interior of the Church of Santa Maria Assunta dates from a restoration in the late 18 th-century, and its Neoclassical design has been very well preserved.
Couples travel from all over the world to marry in this beautiful church and have their wedding photos taken with Positano as a backdrop. Given its lovely setting right in the center of Positano, the Church of Santa Maria Assunta is one of the most popular locations for destination weddings on the Amalfi Coast. From there you can enjoy the view of the façade of the church and the 18 th-century bell tower. Most of the staircases leading up from the Marina Grande Beach pass behind or through the small piazza in front of the church. Today artists sell their paintings on the beach and along the bougainvillea covered walkway leading down to the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, many of them depicting this beautiful church in Positano. When the American author John Steinbeck visited Positano in the 1950s, he stayed in a room overlooking the beach just below the church. Positano’s romantic allure has encapsulated this beautiful church, which has appeared in countless paintings, photographs and written descriptions of this pretty town on the Amalfi Coast. Walking along the beach or through the narrow staircases lined with boutiques, the Church of Santa Maria Assunta is always at the center of attention.
The church’s colorful majolica tiled dome is one of the town’s iconic symbols, its intricate pattern of yellow, green and blue tiles shining against the blue sky and Mediterranean Sea. The church is one of the town’s most prominent and photograp hed sights, as it is located right in the center of Positano just a few steps from the Marina Grande beach.
Visit the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, set right in the heart of the seaside village of Positano on the Amalfi Coast.įamous for its fashion design and nearly vertical setting with colorful villas stacked one on top of another up the cliff side, the Church of Santa Maria Assunta is an important part of Positano’s cultural, religious and architectural landscape.
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