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Chiesa della Madonna della Scala (en)
Route: Fede
Chiesa della Madonna della Scala (en)


The small church was rebuilt in the sixteenth century on the Serra dei Cianci, along Via dei Pellegrini.   The church is mentioned for the first time in a document from 1218, when it was part of the property belonging to the abbey of St. Nicola of Casole.   It has a simple rectangular plan and a single nave. The numerous interventions endured by the church over the centuries have totally altered its original appearance. Today, the church is in a very bad state of conservation and maintenance.  
Strada Comunale Montaporti, Alessano

bibliography sources:
AA. V.V., Leuca, Galatina 1978. A. Caloro, Guida di Leuca. L’estremo Salento tra storia, arte e natura, Galatina 1996. R. Fino, Il Capo di Leuca e dintorni tra realtà, storia e leggende, Galatina 2004.
Info
property:
Private
accessibility:
Inaccesible
conservation:
Very bad
period of construction:
XVI century
origin of place-name:
The name, Santa Maria della Scala, was found in some legal documents of the late sixteenth century, while some scholars suggest an origin of the name “Skanà, of Doric Greek form "Skene", meaning a market stand. It could, in fact, be an ancient fair wherein the pilgrims could obtain supplies before embarking on the last stretch of road up to Leuca.
other related objects:
82
bibliography sources:
AA. V.V., Leuca, Galatina 1978. A. Caloro, Guida di Leuca. L’estremo Salento tra storia, arte e natura, Galatina 1996. R. Fino, Il Capo di Leuca e dintorni tra realtà, storia e leggende, Galatina 2004.
num gps:
73
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