Archaeological Remains of the Pieve and Casa D’Innocenzo – Portieri (formerly Durjava-Prina)

ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS OF THE PIEVE – In 2011, during the redevelopment and reconstruction of the utilities in the area surrounding the Pieve Santa Maria Maggiore, valuable evidence of the complex stratification related to multiple phases of the settlement’s life emerged. The findings document a previous residential use of the area before the construction of the church building.

The discovery of limestone slabs is presumably associated with a pre-Romanesque place of worship, and the presence of some fragments of painted plaster and a pluteo on the north wall of the Pieve indicate the reuse of materials from these earlier structures. The archaeological excavations also revealed the constant presence of burials, suggesting an uninterrupted use of this area for funerary purposes.

CASA D’INNOCENZO – PORTIERI (formerly known as CASA DURJAVA – PRINA) – The house is located to the north of the Pieve of Santa Maria Maggiore. It was only in the second half of the 20th century that the ownership was transferred from the Parish of Santa Maria Assunta to the Durjava-Prina family, and it is now owned by the D’Innocenzo-Portieri family.

The massive and compact masonry structure, with its succession of stone, medolo, and morainic stone blocks, probably dates back to the 15th-16th centuries. On the south wall, there is a facade adorned with a small central arch portal, surrounded by a smooth sandstone frame and an elegant wrought iron lunette. On the first floor, there is a refined small window with a molded sill adorned with a terracotta dentil pattern.