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Cava de' Tirreni lies among the hills close to theTyrrhenian Sea, 5 km (3 mi) north of theAmalfi Coast and serving in practice as its northern gateway. The inhabited area is 198 m above sea level, in a valley situated between two mountain groups: theLattari Mountains (which separate Cava from the Amalfi Coast) to the west and thePicentini Mountains to the east.
TheItalian:frazioni of Cava are: Alessia, Annunziata, Arcara, Casaburi-Rotolo, Castagneto, Corpo di Cava, Croce, Dupino, Marini, Passiano, Pregiato, San Cesareo, San Pietro, Sant'Anna, Sant'Arcangelo, San Martino, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria del Rovo, Santi Quaranta.[4]
The town, initially comprehending present-dayVietri sul Mare, was founded by theEtruscans with the name ofMarcina, as part of a colonial system known asEtruria Campana. The modern name Cava de' Tirreni (lit. 'Cave of theTyrrhenians') is a tribute to the Etruscan heritage of the area.The church and the greater part of the abbey buildings were entirely modernized in 1796. The oldGothic cloisters are preserved. The church contains a fine organ and several ancientsarcophagi. The archives, now national property, include fineincunabula, documents and manuscripts of great value (including theCodex Legum Longobardorum of 1004[3] and theLa Cava Bible).
Abbey of La Trinità della Cava, founded in 1011. Features include theambon with mosaics (12th century), the grotto of St. Alferius, theRomanesquecloister (13th century) and the large library, housing more than 50,000 volumes.
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