On the Gulf of Salerno, across the water from the ancient Greek settlement of Paestum and the pastures of water buffalo that make the region’s famous mozzarella, is an extraordinary building clinging (quite literally) to a cliff face.
The former Capuchin monastery which overlooks the bright colours of the town of Amalfi below is the Hotel Convento, but it makes a selling point of its religious past. Anyone with deep pockets in search of a holiday in which fabulous, if fashionably understated, luxury comes with the in-house option of a spot of soul-searching should head to the Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel: it’s a bit like carbon-offsetting but with prayers and music.
