San Pietro, Baroque oratory in Porto Maurizio, Italy.
San Pietro is a baroque oratory in Porto Maurizio featuring a single nave beneath a barrel vault. The walls are decorated with frescoes painted by Tommaso and Maurizio Carrega, filling the interior with color and artistic detail.
The building underwent complete reconstruction in 1595, and a frescoed loggia was added to its facade in 1714. These two construction phases shaped the structure as it appears today.
The oratory served as a meeting space for local merchants conducting trade with Genoa, and its decorated interior still reflects this mercantile past. The frescoes adorning the walls speak to the importance this place held for the community.
The oratory is located in the center of Porto Maurizio and easily accessible on foot from the town center. Its position within the municipality of Imperia makes it straightforward for visitors to reach.
A plaque inside honors Garibbo, a local figure who managed to abolish the high taxes imposed by Genoa on the region. This memorial reveals how deeply the building connected to the struggles of local people.
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