Padula Charterhouse private tour: An Italian hidden gem (Unesco) Discount Tickets

Overview

The guided tour in Padula will focus in the monastery, the largest in Italy and among the largest in Europe. The Certosa di San Lorenzo, it is a very large monastery, with 320 rooms and halls. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998. The visit starts from the entrance hall with the cloister of the guesthouse and then enter the church and admire the decorations in Neapolitan baroque style with golden stucco, majolica floors and marble altars. You will remain open-eyed seeing the wooden choir of the Fathers with 16th-century wooden inlays and then go through the hall of the bells, the Chapter and the Treasury. The tour continues with the view of the great refectory hall with the fresco of the Cana wedding of Francesco d'Elia and the magnificent kitchen with a large central hood and decorated with majolica tiles. The tour continues by visiting the cloister of the prior and the large central cloister until you arrive at the end of the tour to the monumental elliptical staircase

Pickup Information

To be agreed

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Italian-GUIDE

Itinerary

Inclusion

Admire the church with majolica floors

Visit the Prior’s Cloister and the monumental elliptical staircase

Explore the frescoed refectory and the kitchen

Discover the Hall of Bells, the Chapter Hall, and the Treasury

Visit the monastic complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Private walking tour of the Charterhouse of Padula with licensed tour guide

Exclusion

Entrance ticket: Charterhouse of Padula

Cancellation Policy

Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
• 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels