Basilian Crypt
- Type
- Monuments
- Area
- City centre
- Time
- about 30 min
- When
- during the day
Beneath the church of Santa Lucia you go down into the Basilian crypt, one of the oldest spaces in Brindisi: it dates from the eighth century. Four columns with decorated capitals divide it into three small naves, and thirteenth-century frescoes survive on the walls.
It's an intimate, quiet space: take a few minutes.
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