TIRANA, July 25 /ATA/ – Number of visitors to Albania’s cultural heritage sites and natural monuments grows significantly during the summer tourism season. This is also the case with the Church of St. Spyridon in the picturesque village of Vunoi, southern Albania, which is attracting a growing number of sightseers.
At the southernmost corner of the village of Vunoi, nestled among the centuries-old olive trees, lays the monastery of St. Spyridon along with the village’s biggest church. An inscription suggests that the church was rebuilt in 1778 was painted all in 1784 with costs paid by local residents.
The church is a basilica type consisting of the vestibule supported in arcades and colonnades, the central nave divided into three naves and the altar. The church retains architectural value and is rich in mural paintings. After the destruction it sustained by the burning of the roof in 1998, and damages in May 2014, the church underwent a complete restoration project.
The restoration project included strengthening of the whole structure, conservation of the mural paintings and construction of the roof. The restoration works will ensure the longevity of the monumental and artistic values of the church.
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