Chapter 25 No.25

The old cloister of Santa Croce, with its classic columns, had today a festive appearance. In front of the garden, sloping down at the mountain's side, one gets a glimpse at the river Sarno, where the Porta di Stabia once was located, and the image of Minerva in terra cotta-the guardian Deity of Pompeii, was excavated intact, now in the Museum at N