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San Giovanni del Toro Review
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San Giovanni del Toro
Religious Sites, Ravello
Fodor's Review:
Across the tiny piazza from the Hotel Caruso is the noted 11th-century church of San Giovanni del Toro. Its evocative interior has three high apses and a crypt with 14th-century frescoes of Christ and the apostles. A 12th-century ambo (pulpit) by Alfano da Termoli startles the eye with its blue Persian majolica and four columns topped with elaborate capitals. The chapel of the Coppola family in the left aisle has an exceptional 14th-century relief of St. Catherine of Alexandria. The small church's three porticos adorned with lunettes show an Arabian influence, and the tripartite back facade is exquisite. The church is due to reopen in 2007 after four years of restoration.
INFO
- Address: Piazza San Giovanni del Toro, Ravello
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