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This is all that remains of a once important abbey, said to have been founded in the 9c. Almost all its outbuildings have been dismantled; the church in its present state dates to the 13c, and even of it, not all has survived: the small informational panel you see at the far left states that the original apse is gone; it probably had a shell-shaped choir and maybe two further apsidal chapels, but now just a flat wall marked by that little bell-tower in the back.
[ 1 page, 4 photos ] The exterior is unremarkable in its plainness, but not unattractive; a few more pictures are in order, one of which presents a (very small) mystery. |
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[ 4 pages, 14 photos ] The interior of Pieve S. Maria, on the other hand, despite its fragmentary condition, is well worth wrestling with the key to the entrance door: amidst all the 'usual' medieval frescoes — remember, this is Umbria — two are particularly beautiful. One of them may be a Cimabue. |
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