Chiesa di San Pietro
Romanesque church on the San Pietro hill in Tuscania, with a Cosmatesque floor, a nine-aisled crypt and a monumental façade.
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About the museum
The church of San Pietro stands on the hill of the same name in Tuscania and is linked to a strategic area that kept its importance until the 14th century. The present building dates from the 11th and 12th centuries.
The interior has three aisles; the nave retains a notable floor in the Cosmatesque manner, and the columns with their capitals come from buildings of different periods. Beneath the presbytery lies a nine-aisled crypt, supported by columns and capitals reused from earlier buildings.
The earthquake of 1971 damaged the apse; the fragments of frescoes recovered after that event are kept in the bishop’s residence (episcopio). The church is managed by the Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Lazio.
Highlights
- Cosmatesque floor of the nave
- Nine-aisled crypt with reused columns
- Romanesque church of the 11th–12th centuries on the San Pietro hill
- Fragments of frescoes kept in the bishop’s residence
- Operated by
- Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Lazio
- Visitors per year
- approx. 18,434
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Groups must always book; the crypt cannot accommodate 25 people at the same time. |
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