Saint Piero in Campo

Montecarlo, località S. Piero in Campo

In the Middle Ages the isolated church of San Piero in Campo had jurisdiction over a wide portion of territory; around it the core of a village, destroyed in the XIV^th century, gradually developed. The bell tower is today the oldest part of the whole complex and from a comparison with other Lucchese buildings, such as San Martino in Ducentola of Capannori and San Giovanni e Santa Reparata of Lucca, can be dated to the Early Middle Ages. The present day church, virtually untouched since the XIV^tn century, has three aisles and a single apse. The façade is crowned by a series of blind arches and a small loggia placed above the mouldings. In Modern times only few changes were made: among these, the raising of the bell tower with bricks covered by plaster, today in poor condition. Finally, the XVI^th century font inside the church is remarkable. The parish church of San Piero in Campo is mentioned for the first time in 846.