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Eremo di Santo Spirito a Majella

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Set under an overhanging rock wall in the Majella foothills, Santo Spirito grew from a simple hermitage into a small monastery, with a "Scala Santa" cut into the cliff climbing to an isolated oratory. A short walk from the car park reaches it; longer trails link to other Majella hermitages.

Duration
1–2 hours
Distance
3 km
Elevation
+150 m
Best season
April – November

Parking · Free

Free parking at the hermitage, above Roccamorice.

Water

Spring at the hermitage.

Highlights

  • Monastery built under an overhanging cliff
  • Rock-cut Scala Santa to a high oratory
  • Celestine V hermit route

With your dog

Leashed dogs welcome on the approach path and the hermitage terraces.