Patrimonio – storia – recupero e valorizzazione: l’Abbazia di Santa Maria de Olearia come caso studio.

Since 2017 the medieval Abbey of Santa Maria de Olearia (end of the 10th century) has been the subject of a multidisciplinary project promoted by the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Salerno, the Superintendency ABAP of Salerno-Avellino, other specialists on different scientific fields. This study made it possible to tackle various aspects of the site - archaeological, historical, architectural, artistic, archival, anthropological – and has also became a course of “Alternanza Scuola-Lavoro” (Rupestrian monasteries in Amalfi Coast: investigation methods and technologies applied to Archeology and Art History), for the 'Marini-Gioia' Institute of Amalfi. The experience allowed students to "regain possession" of the Abbey and to understand the damage caused by a shameful abandonment of the site, to become aware of what has been lost, but also of what can be done to recover a heritage of priceless historical and cultural value of one of the oldest sites on the Amalfi Coast.