Chiostro di San Francesco

During our visit, there was a display of inlaid wood "paintings" or 'intarsia' by a well-known local artist named Giuseppe Rocco that were really quite remarkable.

This is built on the ruins of a 7th-century monastery. Next to it is a late-medieval church, both dedicated to St Francis of Assisi, and is a showpiece of various architectural styles from pre-Roman through Arabic to medieval. We did not visit the church,

The cloister, built at the same time as the church features an Arabic portico and interlaced arches supported by octagonal pillars, is a tranquil garden filled with bougainvillea and vines that climb over arched arcades, which are made of soft tufa stone and rubble pinched from earlier pagan temples. During the summer there are art exhibitions and concerts set to the stunning backdrop of the cloister and it is also one of Sorrento’s most popular venues for weddings.Read more