
Automatically translated from Italian.
The San Vito Chapel presents a medieval architectural layout, although it was entirely rebuilt in the 1600s and then fully and definitively restored in the last decade.
The Chapel is located on Via Matria, a place where a snow warehouse once stood. The feast of San Vito, which falls on June 14, has for many years been an anticipated and celebrated event, also because until a few years ago the sagra "To paniri tu tirì" was organized, with the proceeds contributing to the restoration of the Chapel.
With a square plan, the Chapel consists of a single room illuminated by a small window. Some frescoes are still visible, one central and two lateral, placed on what were once columns. On the right side, you can admire the statue of San Vito, created and donated a few years ago by a devotee from Sternatia. On the exterior door, at the top and engraved in the stone, there is a Latin inscription, most likely made by the first patrons of the work.
Events nearby
In the coming days, within 15 km.
Mercoledì Latino
Salsa, bachata and kizomba night in Melpignano
OPEN+: Orientation to the World of Photography with Valentina Sergi and Giorgio Coen Cagli
Orientation meeting dedicated to photography with experts
Karaoke
Karaoke night with Sandro Stefanelli at Antichi Sapori.
Without a Care
Karaoke with Michele Veschi for a fun-filled musical evening.
Jazz & Jam
Jazz concerts and jam sessions every Wednesday in Lecce
Keys to the Future - Female Leadership
A female empowerment event with talks by leaders, live music and networking. Free entry.
More places nearby
Churches and cryptsDominican ConventConvent complex founded in the fifteenth century and rebuilt in 700. Sternatia very close
Castles, towers and palacesPalazzo GranafeiPalace Granafei rose on the remains of a Byzantine castle, the ancient
headquarters of the city of Otranto. Sternatia very close
Churches and cryptsCappella della Madonna dei FarauliRural church located along the old road between Sternatia and Martignano. Sternatia very close
Farmhouses and oil millsThe ‘’Granafei’’ underground oil millOnce owned by the noble Granafei family, Sternatia’s oil mill of the same
name was part of a network of 19 underground oil mills connected to each
other by a series of tunnels. Sternatia very close
ArchaeologyPorta Filia and city wallsPorta Filia and the ruins of the ancient city walls are what is left in
Sternatia dating back to the byzantine period and over the centuries the
ancient entrance has become a symbol of the town. Sternatia very close
Churches and cryptsThe Crypt of San SebastianoThe Crypt of San Sebastiano is an age-old Basilian settlement on
Sternatia’s outskirts. Sternatia very close