Eremo di Santa Maria a Cetrella, Gothic church on Mount Solaro, Anacapri, Italy

Eremo di Santa Maria a Cetrella is a Gothic church situated on a mountainside with two separate naves, one honoring the Virgin Mary and the other displaying a 16th-century painting of San Domenico. The religious complex also includes a bell tower, kitchen facilities, and residential spaces that once served as living quarters.

Archaeologist Amedeo Maiuri dated the hermitage to the 15th century, on a site that had held a temple to Venus. Franciscan and Dominican hermits lived here, and fishermen came to venerate the Madonna before setting out for coral. A document by Alfariello Farace records a first restoration in 1504; further works between 1614 and 1619 added the sacristy. The last hermit lived here from 1870 to 1890, and in 1971 the Naples prefecture entrusted the complex to the Vacca family.

The name Cetrella likely comes from a lemon-scented grass growing on the slope. Before setting out for coral fishing, Capri's fishermen came here to honour the Madonna statue, and the poet Rainer Maria Rilke is counted among the pilgrims. The last hermit lived here from 1870 to 1890.

Visitors can reach the hermitage via hiking trails from Anacapri or by taking the chair lift to Monte Solaro and walking down to the church. Wearing sturdy footwear is recommended due to the mountain terrain and changing weather conditions.

The name Cetrella likely comes from a lemon-scented grass growing on this slope of Mount Solaro. The chapel stands at about 500 metres, above a drop to Marina Piccola, and the Madonna statue inside is made of papier-mâché, cork and plaster, a 17th-century work carried in fishermen's processions.