Chiesa di San Rocco

The church of San Rocco was built by the Compagnia del Crocifisso in 1554. The simple 16th-century portal leads to the interior with a single nave and 18th-century stuccoed side altars. The 17th-century carved wooden high altar houses a remarkable 13th-century wooden sculpture of Christ placed on the Cross. The church is connected by a staircase to the Oratory of the Compagnia del Crocifisso below, with frescoes painted by the brothers Alessandro, Cherubino and Giovanni Alberti between 1587 and 1588 and an interesting copy of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, made in sandstone in 1629.

About this building

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Interior features

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m
  • On street parking at the building
  • Parking within 250m
  • Café within 500m

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Chiesa di San Francesco Saverio

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Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate

The church of Sant'Antonio abate was built in 1345 by the Compagnia di Sant'Antonio abate and, founded with the aim of giving shelter and hospitality to the sick and pilgrims, it was annexed to an Oratory and a Hospital. The architectural features of the 14th century have been preserved in the façade, in the ogival portal of Umbrian ambitus which contains a bas-relief dating from 1350. The interior, decorated with 18th-century stucco, contains altars and paintings of the 17th century.