Bevagna - San Michele

Bevagna, known since Etruscian times and part of the Papal States from 778 on, was burnt down by Barbarossa´s troop in 1152, but was even then economically strong enough, to have three churches built in the center of town end of the 12th century. San Michele is one of them.

The interior of San Michele is sober and clearly Romanesque. I learned, that this is the result of a reconstruction as it had been Baroque for about two centuries. There is a risen choir - and a crypt below.