Chiesa di S. Pietro Apostolo

This is a church built as a fortress, a stout, defensive statement of faith in stone. The main body is a single, rectangular hall, terminated not by a soft curve but by a sharp, polygonal apse. Both are roofed with simple barrel vaults, constructed in camorcanna, a traditional method of plastered reeds that gives a surprisingly light feel to such a solid structure. Attached to the right flank, the rectory completes the composition, domestic quarters pressed against the church’s military bulk. There is a practical, no-nonsense air to the place; this is architecture that once had to serve as both sanctuary and stronghold, where the priest’s house was built within the protective shadow of God’s house.

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