Places
Viewpoint·Easy·Family·Popular
Certosa di San Lorenzo, Padula
Campania
The Certosa di Padula sprawls over 50,000 m2, with the biggest cloister in the world, a spiral staircase and a monumental kitchen said to have cooked a 1,000-egg omelette for Charles V. The Vallo di Diano plain and the Cilento foothills spread around it.
Duration
2 hours
Distance
4 km
Elevation
+40 m
Best season
Year-round
Parking · Free
Free parking outside the charterhouse in Padula.
Water
Fountains in Padula.
Highlights
- Largest charterhouse in Italy
- World's biggest monastic cloister
- UNESCO Cilento park setting
With your dog
Leashed dogs welcome in the outer courtyards and the surrounding lanes; not in the cloisters.
