ProcidaSights

Sights in Procida

  1. A

    Castello d'Avalos

    Clinging onto Procida's highest point is the crumbling 16th-century Castello d'Avalos, former Bourbon hunting lodge and ex-prison. You can soak in the dizzying bay views from here.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Abbazia di San Michele Arcangelo

    The Abbazia di San Michele Arcangelo, a one-time Benedictine abbey, contains a church, a small museum with some arresting paintings, and a honeycomb of catacombs.

    reviewed

  3. Il Vento del Cinema

    Il Vento del Cinema is an annual five-day festival of arthouse cinema and English-language workshops run by prolific film makers. See the website for festival dates.

    reviewed

  4. C

    Lido di Procida beach

    Head to the heaving Lido di Procida beach, where hyperactive water babies, flirting church-group teens and wandering-eyed husbands make for a voyeuristic feast.

    reviewed

  5. D

    Spiaggia di Chiaia

    Off Via Pizzaco, a steep flight of steps leads down to sand-brushed Spiaggia di Chiaia, one of the island's most beautiful beaches and home to La Conchiglia.

    reviewed

  6. Marina di Chiaiolella

    All pink, white and blue, little Marina di Chiaiolella features a yacht-stocked marina, old-school eateries and a languid disposition.

    reviewed