San Giovanni Battista, Praiano
The Church of San Giovanni Battista is a church located in the center of Praiano, a small comune located on the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy. Constructed in the Romanesque style, San Giovanni Battista has a rectangular plan and a vaulted ceiling, featuring Italian Baroque design elements on the inside.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in southern Italy
- Also known as: “Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Gennaro and Grotta dello Smeraldo.
San Gennaro
Church
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Gennaro is a church, which is situated 1 km west of San Giovanni Battista, Praiano.
Grotta dello Smeraldo
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Grotta dello Smeraldo is a cave, partly inundated by the sea and located in Conca dei Marini, Italy, on the Amalfi Coast. Grotta dello Smeraldo is situated 3 km east of San Giovanni Battista, Praiano.
San Pietro Apostolo
Church
Photo: Xocolatl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Pietro Apostolo is a church, which is situated 3 km north of San Giovanni Battista, Praiano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Furore and Nocelle.
Furore
Photo: Jensens, Public domain.
Furore is a village of about 800 people on the Amalfi Coast. It overlooks the beautiful "Fjord of Furore", a narrow body of water located at the mouth of an overhanging valley.
Nocelle
Village
Photo: Ugeorge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nocelle is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of San Giovanni Battista, Praiano.
Positano
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Positano is a small picturesque town with splendid coastal views, on the famous Amalfi Coast in Campania, Italy. The town itself is perched on an enclave on the face of a hill and winds down towards the waters of the Amalfi Coast.
San Giovanni Battista, Praiano
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Praiano, Amalfi Coast, Salerno, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.61168° or 40° 36′ 42″ northLongitude
14.53381° or 14° 32′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8FGPJG6M+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1085130511OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q7414246
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“San Giovanni Battista, Praiano” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普莱亚诺圣若翰洗者堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان جيوفانى باتيستا”
- German: “Kirche San Giovanni Battista”
- German: “San Giovanni Battista”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni Battista”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include San Tommaso and Comune di Praiano.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “San Giovanni Battista, Praiano”. Photo: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0.