POI data

General information
Cripta di S. Simeone in Famosa
Church, ruined church, chapel, temple
Catholic
no
The structure, pseudo-rectangular in plan, ending with two apses. The left apse was intended as a funerary chapel for the presence of a tomb built into the wall and the representation of the theme of Deesis. The wall paintings, which are also ascribed to the thirteenth century, depict a rich iconography, including scenes from the Old Testament and a Christological cycle, quite rare theme in the decoration of the painted cave churches.
Location
Massafra
Italy
Puglia
40.6276
17.0923
214.43
Contact
Private
Pugliapromozione Regional Agency for Turism of Puglia
Additional information
Poor
Visit by appointment
Average
High
National
Religious tourism,Cultural tourism
Byzantine,Frescoes,Rupestral