The Municipalities of Cilento

This town is perched high above the waters of the gulf of Policastro since ancient times, when it was erected to cast a watchful eye o the valleys Bussento and Mingardo. Together with Paestum a Velia, the town hosts the most interesting archaeological site, containing material belonging to the 4th century BC. Rocca means fortress, the epithet "gloriosa" was probably added as an homage the image of the Virgin Mary preserved within the Chapel of the Castle. In the late Middle Ages, the Norman Lord of this region established the ancient female monastery of San Mercurio here, the building was to be again abandoned in subsequent century The monastery is still visible and it is one of the historical landmark of the area. Here, the Knights of Malta erected two churches: Giacomo (unfortunately no longer standing) and San Giovanni Fonte. Another church, the Chiesa del Rosario, hosts a stone statue Santa Maria Greca, a depiction of the Virgin worshipped in some areas of southern Italy.