Descrizione
The ancient villages, the historic heart of Colli al Metauro, are characterised by a thriving religious tradition, which has given rise over the centuries to a large number of churches, rich in history and unexpected works of art.
Suffice it to say that Saltara alone boasted the title of ‘town of a hundred churches’, but the other villages were no less impressive. It is in Saltara that one of the most fascinating buildings stands: the Church of the Gonfalone, the town’s pride and joy, reopened in 2014 following meticulous restoration work that brought to light the fresco of the Last Judgement, situated above the entrance, which depicts, with great evocative power, the weighing of souls that, at the end of time, will determine salvation or damnation.
Also on display are a beautiful painting from the school of Perugino, the ‘Deposition from the Cross’, and a coffered ceiling with hand-painted plaster stucco work. The Church of the Gonfalone houses the MOS Saltara Mosaic Gallery, which displays three Roman-era mosaic panels from a domus discovered in the countryside around Colli al Metauro.
