Via dell'Amore e Terrazza degli Innamorati

The Via dell'Amore in Trentinara is a decorated lane leading to the Terrazza degli Innamorati, with hand-painted maiolica tiles bearing verses about love.

Why it matters

The lane combines local ceramic craft, poetry and the village's position above the Cilento landscape. It translates a local love legend into a contemporary public artwork and viewpoint.

What to notice

Hand-painted maiolica panels by artist Sergio Vecchio display quotations from poems and stories about love. At the terrace, sculptural benches and views across the gorge connect the artwork with a local legend about two lovers whose figures are associated with interlocked rocks nearby.

Context and history

Local tradition tells of Saul, a brigand leader, and Isabella, a nobleman's daughter, whose love ended in tragedy. The two interlocked rocks near Giungano are interpreted in the legend as the lovers. The Via dell'Amore and Terrazza degli Innamorati are more recent civic creations that give this story a place in Trentinara's cultural landscape.