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History & villages in Procida
A fortified citadel at 91 metres, an abbey documented from 1026, a Bourbon prison closed in 1988 and nine ancient monastic granges: the island before the postcards.
Monuments & sites
Abbey of San Michele Arcangelo
The church at the top of Terra Murata: monastic presence documented from 1026, sixteenth-century architecture, free entry and a guided explanation offered by the volunteers.
Casale Vascello
A seventeenth-century fortified courtyard settlement, the first nucleus to grow up outside the walls of Terra Murata: houses built up against each other around a large court, still lived in.
Palazzo d’Avalos
The sixteenth-century d’Avalos palace turned into a prison by the Bourbons and closed in 1988: today you visit it only with a guide, by booking, at the top of Terra Murata.
Santa Margherita Nuova
Sixteenth-century church and former Dominican convent on the ridge between Corricella and Terra Murata, today a venue for exhibitions, with terraces looking over the fishermen’s village.
Santa Maria della Pietà
The church you see first arriving by sea: built by the shipowners of the Pio Monte dei Marinai in 1616, with the baroque bell tower and the four-faced clock.
Vivara Island
A State Nature Reserve on an uninhabited volcanic islet, linked to Procida by a footbridge: you get in only on a guided visit booked online.
Museums
Neighbourhoods
Marina Corricella
The oldest fishing village on the island, an amphitheatre of pastel houses on the water: no cars, four stairways to come down and the tables on the quay.
Marina Grande
Procida’s harbour front: ferries, Via Roma, the church of Santa Maria della Pietà, the bus terminus and two small beaches a few minutes from the quay.
Terra Murata
The island’s fortified acropolis, at about 91 metres: the abbey of San Michele, the former prison of Palazzo d’Avalos, two historic gates and the view over the Corricella.
Hotels
Albergo La Vigna
Rooms in a crenellated tower, each named after a wine, three thousand square metres of vineyard and a spa with vinotherapy. Walking distance from the harbour.
Hotel La Corricella
Nine rooms looking over the fishermen’s village, with an in-house restaurant and a 24-hour reception. You get there only on foot, by the steps: it is not for everybody.
Hotel La Casa sul Mare
Ten rooms in an eighteenth-century noble palazzo, all with a sea view and a private terrace, above Corricella. The Procida postcard, seen from breakfast.
Activities & experiences
Day tripDay trip to Procida from Naples
A package from Naples with a return ferry, priority boarding and a three-course lunch. A low rating by GYG standards: it is worth doing the sums.
ExperienceGuided visit to the Vivara reserve
The only way to get into Vivara: a guided visit of two and a half hours, slots of 25 people, tickets online only. Walking boots compulsory.
Festivals & events
8 May and 29 September, every yearThe patron saint, Barbarossa and the debt of 1535
Festa di San Michele Arcangelo
Two fixed dates a year for the patron saint: 8 May, the more deeply felt, with the procession from the Abbey to the Corricella, and 29 September. Free.
Good Friday, every yearThe Good Friday procession, from 1600 to today
Processione dei Misteri
On Good Friday the island carries 40 to 60 Misteri in procession, built again from scratch every year. Assembly by 05:00, departure at 07:30. Free.
In June, for about five daysThe literary festival that writes the island’s people
Procida Racconta
Six authors spend days on the island, each gathers the story of one Procidan and turns it into a short story, read in public in front of the real person.
Walks
Guides
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Holy Week in Procida
Two days, two processions and a night to spend on the island: how the Procidan Holy Week really works and where it is best to wait for it.
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The Il Postino locations in Procida
The locations of the 1994 film with Massimo Troisi and Philippe Noiret: where you actually go, how you get there and which attributions do not survive a check.
