POI data

General information
Chiesa di Santa Lucia
Church, ruined church, chapel, temple
Catholic
no
The small church of Saint Lucia is located south of town, near the Appian Way. Originally supposed to be a rock crypt, it was built in the eleventh century. It consists of a single nave and apse, with its characteristic pyramidal roof with two aligned domes. Some remains of frescoes of the twelfth century are visible in the apse. It has been restored in 2008.
Location
Strada Statale 7 Appia (fronte via Funari)
Massafra
74016
Italy
Puglia
40.5850
17.1089
50.58
Contact
Municipality of Massafra
Pugliapromozione Regional Agency for Turism of Puglia
Additional information
Good
Scheduled visit
Average
Low
Local
Poor
Religious tourism
Benedictine,Byzantine,cultural attraction,Romanesque,Rupestral