Guided tour of San Giorgio in Brancoli and San Lorenzo in Corte

The Province of Lucca has organised a series of guided tours to promote awareness of the Romanesque churches in the Brancoli and Versilia area.

 Saturday 6 November  – 5.30 pm
Parish Church of Saint Giorgio in Brancoli

The impressive bell tower leaning over the façade of the Church of Saint Giorgio acts as a sentry to a place where medieval features can still be admired today in all their extraordinary richness. There is an evident classicism to the overall arrangement, following the example of the plan and smooth walls of the Church of Saint Alessandro in Lucca, which was also built in the second half of the 11th century.

 Church of Saint Lorenzo in Corte

 The small Church of Saint Lawrence in Corte in Brancoli has a single open hall plan with semi-circular apse characteristic of rural Romanesque churches and is noted for its bell tower built on an arcade, under which passed the old road. Via per

This initiative forms part of the European ITERR-COST project which has the aim of promoting the Romanesque cultural heritage of the northern Tyrrhenian area.