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S. Martino, or more properly SS. Martino e Rocco, may have been founded as early as 963; the building you see, however, is of mixed periods, with the rustic N wall representing the earliest phase, very likely the 12c. I found the church very closed, so for views of the interior and a much more detailed summary — as well as for a view of the E end of the church, a 17c shedlike appendage that I found unattractive and therefore took no photo of, you should see the sites in the navigation bar at the foot of this page.
A closer view of the N side: the blind arcading seems to have been applied later to relieve the starkness of the masonry. |
. . . and in typical medieval fashion, the two sides of the building aren't symmetrical: here on the S side, there are two tiers of arcading. |
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