Chiesa di S. Maria (già chiesa di S. Maria e S. Nicola)

This is a church that has outlived its own name. Once dedicated to both Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas, it now goes simply by the first, a quiet edit made by time. The building is a study in medieval austerity: a single nave, a semicircular apse, and a longitudinal plan that points the eye firmly towards the altar. Its walls are of continuous masonry, a mix of river pebbles and brick, now plastered and bearing the faded remains of mural paintings. A sacristy and a bell-tower have been added, leaning companionably against the main structure. The roof is pitched, its primary beams resting directly on the walls, as they have for centuries. It is not a grand statement, but a working church, one that has absorbed the centuries without fuss, its frescoes slowly becoming part of the plaster, its dedication quietly simplified.

Description via source. Coordinates and heritage data from the Atika atlas.