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The rock-cut church of Santa Barbera

Grottaglie (TA)

Chiesa rupestre di Santa Barbara
Chiesa rupestre di Santa Barbara
Chiesa rupestre di Santa BarbaraPhoto null · Regione Puglia

Located inside the Vestita Garden, from the name of the famed potter, the church came to light in 2008 following restoration works of the garden. The church is accessed through a staircase leading to a single chamber from which lead off three frescoed apses located along the perimeter wall.

The apses are spanned by three arches resting on short Solomon columns hewn into rock. Carved into the ceiling, right above the altar, one can observe a cross inscribed in a circle.

The saints depicted on the side apses are St. Nicholas and St. Barbara, while at the centre stands the figure of Christ Blessing. Along the perimeter walls flanking the apses, there are a series of cubical holes of uncertain use.

Events nearby

In the coming days, within 15 km.

Concert

Murrivato in Concert

Murrivato performs with popular Salentine pizzica

Sun 25 October Grottaglie (TA) 0.5 km
Theatre

Il Naso

Theatrical performance by Ippolito Chiarello at the Teatro Comunale.

Sun 25 October Ceglie Messapica (BR) 14.6 km

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