| The former complex of the pious schools found in the heart of the historic town centre. The church is dedicated to San Michele Arcangelo, and is characterized by a polychrome tile dome, is currently used as an auditorium or as an exhibition space for exhibitions. The adjoining courtyard retains the premises of the former convent and has been used through the centuries as a dormitory, a school but also a prison and now houses some administrative offices and the Municipal Art Gallery, which has a collection by the illustrious Brindisi artist Armando Scivales. The Church was built in 1664 by Bishop Estrada to host the Padri Scolopi who were dedicated to the housing and education of poor children, reaching the number of 200 children in the course of the 1700s. Within Its interior part of the original decorations remain with some paintings by local artists of the seventeenth century |