POI data

General information
Chiesa di Santa Maria d'Aurio
Church, ruined church, chapel, temple
Catholic
no
The history of the church dates from the 12th century and the first traces of his existence in documents are of Norman period. The church is the oldest architectural evidence of the medieval hamlet of Aurio, disappeared between the fifteenth and sixteenth century. The building, in Romanesque style, has a façade, decorated with a motif that is repeated too small arches laterally. The portal is surmounted by a lunette and is flanked by two lions, probably the base of a small porch. The roof is gabled. The church has a bell tower. The interior is divided into three aisles by eight columns, of which only four carriers, with a plant motif capitals, on which are set pointed arches. The aisles ending in apses in which some windows splayed.
Location
SC94
Surbo
73010
Italy
Puglia
40.4013
18.1559
36.00
Contact
Archdiocese of Lecce
ITALIAN BISHOPS 'CONFERENCE CEI - Puglia
Additional information
Good
Unscheduled visit
Good
High
Local
Poor
cultural attraction,Religious attraction