• Santissima Trinità Abbey, a national monument. It is on the left side of Selano stream and was founded in 1011. The façade was restructured in the second half of ‘700 and the Chorus, the Dome and the Crosspiece were frescoed by Vincenzo Morani in 1800. The sacristy has a fine Renaissance portal. The Romanic cloister is actually charming with its "Arabic" style. The Longobard graveyard is very charming, too. It is under the basilica and the small cloister, monks and noblemen were buried there. There are still traces of the frescoes by Andrea Sabatini. San Alferio cave, the core of the monastery, keep the relics of the Saint and traces of wall frescoes made in XIV century. The museum, a great room of XIII century, keeps wonderful works of art (precious sculptures and paintings, jewels, archaeological finds). But the real treasure of the Abbey is the Library that is made of more than 50.000 books and some precious XVI century editions. The Archive keeps more than 15.000 parchments of VIII century, some illuminated codes, such as Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis, that includes all the documents between 792 and 1065; there is also a Visigoth Bible of IX century, written and illuminated in Oviedo, De Temporibus by Beda il Venerabile, of XI century and the Lex Longobardorum del Mille, of IX century, too (the archive is open only to scholars). There is, finally, an excellent school for the restoration of ancient books
• Epitaffio, a granite monument built by Filippo III king of Spain in 1608
• Fontana dei delfini, a fountain by Alfonso Balzico, a very active sculptor from Cava
• Borgo Scacciaventi, of XV century, made of ancient palaces with stone portals. The courtyards show the Aragon influence
• Santa Maria della Purificazione Church
• San Giovanni al Borgo Church and monastery: the monastery was built in 1601, while the church between 1640 and 1650
• San Rocco and San Damiano Church, built in 1528. There is a fine reproduction of the famous crucifix by Cimabue, by the painter from Cava, Matteo Apicella
• Santa Maria della Visitazione Cathedral
• San Giacomo or Santa Maria della Pietà Church, founded by Buzio Vespone in 1410
• Madonna Assunta in Cielo and Anime del Purgatorio Church, built in 1750. There is only a nave with cross chapels
• San Francesco Church. In 1501 60 friars led by Damiano de Licia, took possession of San Francesco church, it was called also Church of the municipality, because the municipality had built it, and supported it and the life of friars
• Santa Maria al Rifugio monastery. This was the seat of Parliaments. Since 1517 mayors and elected people met in the refectory. Today there is the youth hostel and the Museo Civico
• Santa Maria dell’Olmo Church. San Francis from Paola started to build it in 1482
• Sant’Adiutore Castle. Built during Longobard period (VII century), it was destroyed in 1291 by count of Arras, substitute of King Carlo II d’Angiò. It was rebuilt in 1390 under king Ladislao. From its terrace the whole Sarno valley can be admired
• Museo Diocesano
• Museo della Civiltà Contadina
• Museo di Santa Maria Quadruviale
• Castello and Finestra Mounts

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