San Gian (Celerina)

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This Gothic church was built in 1478, before the Reformation, and later became a Protestant. Remains of the old Romanesque church can be seen in the grounds of both towers and the northern facade. A large bell tower of late Gothic architecture was struck by lightning in 1682 and has remained ever since, without a roof. Since the middle of XVII century the church is no longer a parish, and only serves to pohoron.Tserkov known for its frescoes by artists of northern Italy, dating back to 1482-1490 years., Which depict the life of St. John the Baptist and the Baptism of Christ. They were covered during the Reformation and is open at the beginning of the XX century