Where we go straight on in the direction of Torre.
A hundred metres after "la Mortella " , take the steps on the left. The road is long but fairly easy , all along the route the Convent is visible as a good reference point.
Almost under the Convent the road takes a large curve into a conifer wood , cross through it , then the pathway enters a chestnut grove, after about a quarter of an hour, at the end of the wood there is a crossroad, going straight on we come to the

CONVENTO OF S. NICOLA A FORCELLE. 
        Established in 1628 by Bishop Brandolino, it was suppressed and abandoned in 1652 and became a hermitage for a holy man. Completely rebuilt the little Church has on the altar a statue of "S.Nicola di Bari" and on the left hand wall that of " S. Trofimena "...

          We are in the place where in the V century escaping from the Barbarians , Romans took refuge giving birth to Minori , nothing of that period remains except the splendid panorama ; one of the most beautiful on the coast: the monte Falerzio, with the hermitage of the Avvocata; lower down guarding Maiori, the Castle of S. Nicola de Thoro Plano ; on the right Ravello with the steep slopes that descend to the sea and then the enchanted coast, the Capo di Conca, I Faraglioni...

          Heavy hearted we abandon this peaceful and serene atmosphere but we must go on. Turning back to the crossroad instead of going to Minori , we take the right straight on to the isolated village of Sambuco. Straight ahead is Ravello , at four hundred metres we turn left on a road that winds into the vegetation, now only a pathway that follows the torrent Reginna. We return to Minori on the Northern side; from via Pioppi where there stood an ancient paper factory, now in ruins but interesting as industrial archaeology...

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