It can be reached from Piazza Vittoria in 35 minutes with a 12-minute chair lift ride to Monte Solaro, followed by a downhill walk to the hermitage, or in 60 minutes by taking the up-hill path leading to the church. The hermitage is situated at a short distance from the summit of Monte Solaro. It was built in the XVth century on the edge of the precipice above the roadstead of Marina Piccola. Two hypotheses exist as to the origin of the name: according to popular tradition the name derives from the divinity of Venus Cytherea, but according to Amedeo Maiuri it comes from a type of herb which grows in the area. The church shows a Chapel and a sacristy devoted to the worship of God and on the floor above an equipped kitchen and several small cells, which were lived in by Dominican and Franciscan friars until the beginning of the last century. All around is a small vegetable garden used by the friars themselves. A stunning view of the island, and in particular of the Faraglioni, can be enjoyed from the building’s terraces. The church is divided into two naves with two altars; behind one of these the 17^th century sacristy can be found.