Church of St. Nicolò ai Cordari

The Church of St. Nicolò ai Cordari owes its name to the artisans manufacturers of ropes to which this was given in 1577. The church is located at the Neapolis Archaeological Park, not far from the Grotta dei Cordari.

Built in the eleventh century, under the Norman domination, it is one of the first churches built after the expulsion of the Arabs and the restoration of the Christian faith.

The single nave church is partly built on an existing building, a Roman age pool carved into the rock. First used as a water tank and connected to the water system of the Roman amphitheater, in the Byzantine period the pool was transformed into underground church and after used as the crypt of the above church.