St. Peter’s Church

Built in the 12th century, it is the oldest church in Grosseto.

It is located on an ancient Roman consular road that runs through the center of the city.

In the Middle Ages the church stood at the northern end of the settlement, next to the now lost Church of St. George.

Over the centuries this church has undergone several renovations.

Part of it is from the 15th century, another part of the original church from the 12th, the bell tower is a 17th-century work, and parts of the main facade were finished in the 18th and 19th centuries.

This gives the exterior facade of the church a very eclectic and sometimes somewhat haphazard style. However, the church is one of the few to preserve all the original bas-reliefs.

These bas-reliefs adorned almost every church in the region dating back to the Byzantine and early medieval periods. A bas-relief is a carving on a stone pillar.

Those in St. Peter’s Church depict plants and human figures, as well as a number of animals.

The inside of the church is not much to look at, so I would probably just stop to admire the outside of this church and then move on.