HOTEL CONVENTO S.MICHELE AND CASTLE OF ARECHI

HOTEL CONVENTO S.MICHELE was a monastry located in the historical center of Salerno, which has be...

HOTEL CONVENTO S.MICHELE

was a monastry located in the historical center of Salerno,

which has been recently restored and transformed into a hotel. Actually, the first news about this cloister goes back to 1039

Rooms (all with bathroom) are costitueted by vault, appear the most on the old city centre of the town in Salerno, and near prestigious monuments such as The Archaeological museum,The Diocesan Museum,The Provimcial art museum and many others.

A particularity is formed by a room with affresco(painted) to the walls and a wide terrace.

The hotel“ Convento San Michele – has alittle parking inside.In the hotel, there are a delicious restaurant, a modern wine bar, meeting and convention hall, too.

CASTLE OF ARECHI

This castle, located on the Bonadies Mountain, was built in the VII century on behalf of the Lombard Prince Arechi II who moved the capital of the Dukedom from Benevento to Salerno. To this day, the castle still dominates and guards over the city.

This castle was built by modifying and raising the old walls over pre-existent fortifications, dating back to the Roman and Byzantine period. Indeed, Arechi II considered the strategic position of the city that, dominating over the Tyrrheanian, presented significant access to the sea for the Princedom, from a commercial and defensive perspective.

This fortress was never conquered in battle but Gisulfo II, the last Lombard Prince of Salerno, surrendered to the Norman conquerors in 1077 after a very long siege. Subsequently, the building was enlarged and modified during the Norman, Angevin and Aragonese eras.

this castle offers a magnificent view over the city and the entire Gulf of Salerno. Inside it hosts and a conference room and a rastaurant.