Colourful doors in San Petru
As you wander through the narrow streets, your gaze is drawn to a remarkable collection of old doors in deep red hues. Adorned with painted panels, wrought ironwork and granite frames, they bear witness to the exceptional attention to detail that has gone into the village’s architecture.
Set apart from the houses, the remains of the San Petru di Nesce chapel – believed to date from the 9th century and to have served as a parish church until the end of the 18th century – can be seen in the cemetery. Damaged 15th-century frescoes remain in the building’s apse. They still reveal a highly unusual depiction: women kneeling beneath the Virgin’s mantle, evidence of an ancient women’s confraternity – e Pisochje.
All around, the shade of the chestnut trees and the winding old paths serve as a reminder of the bond that unites the village with its mountain.
