This was one of the richest monasteries and was always linked to the life of Gerri and the exploitation of salt.
The Romanesque church of Santa Maria in Gerri dates from the 12th century. Today it is the only element remaining from the old Benedictine monastery.
This was one of the richest monasteries and was always linked to the life of Gerri and the exploitation of salt.
The Romanesque-style monastery has undergone additions and alterations in later periods.
The entrance door is characterised by a series of semicircular arches with a decoration of vegetal, anthromorphic and animal motifs and bevelled edges.
The roofs with barrel vaults have a profile semicircular to the central nave. The pillars from which these arches emerge are of a compound type, formed by a central, cruciform core, adjoined to which are corresponding half columns with base and capital.
This apse of the side nave, with a Tudor-style arch, features frescos preserved from the 18th century.
In the central dome, as on the rest of the church’s inside walls, the frescos are greatly deteriorated.
Some represent water-related motifs.
Some represent water-related motifs.