What to see in Mottola
Castles, churches and crypts, museums, beaches and nature: photos, description, how to get there and the events on nearby.
7 places
Churches and cryptsCathedral of Santa Maria AssuntaThe pride of Mottola's historic center, the Cathedral of the Assumption is
an elegant example of Apulian Romanesque architecture. Mottola
Churches and cryptsRock Church of San Gregorio or Madonna degli AngeliThe ancient crypt dedicated to San Gregorio in Mottola still preserves most
of its pictorial decorations, including a majestic Christ Pantocrator. Mottola
Churches and cryptsThe rock-cut church of San NicolaDating from the 9th-century, the cave church of St. Nicholas is known as
the Sistine Chapel of the rupestrian civilization of southern Italy. Mottola
Churches and cryptsThe cave church of Sant’Angelo or San Michele Arcangelo di CasalrottoSet amid almond and olive groves in Mottola’s countryside, the cave church
of Sant’Angelo is a one-of-a-kind two-level hypogeum in the whole southern
Italy. Mottola
Churches and cryptsThe cave church of Santa MargheritaThe 10th-century cave church of Santa Margherita is nestled on Mottola’s
ravine, on the left side of the lama of Casalrotto. Mottola- Churches and cryptsThe cave church of Beata Vergine del Carmine or PurgatorioSouth of the town of Mottola, lies the crypt dedicated to the Madonna del Carmine, the heart of the shrine of the same name. Mottola
- Churches and cryptsThe cave church of Madonna of Sette Lampade or Santa CaterinaA spellbinding setting for Mottola’s Living Nativity, the rock-cut church of Santa Caterina is the heart of a picturesque cave village. Mottola
Places and photos: Regione Puglia · viaggiareinpuglia.it (CC BY 4.0)