City of Galatone - Church of Odigitria
Channel: Città aperte in rete
Date: 2018-02-08

The little church in honour of the Virgin of Odigitria, or Santa Maria dell’Idro, dates back to the XII century, but unfortunately there is little of it today.
The external hut-roof got lost. The only thing that still remains is a building in a Catalan-Durres style, of that today we still guard the narrow lateral windows surmounted by an arch, and the little oculus north-oriented.
Its interior, characterized by a barrel vault, was once well decorated and embellished with some scenes taken from the Passion of Christ.
In the middle of the structure we can still admire the paintings of Madonna dell’Idria, that indicates her Son Jesus the way to salvation. 

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