Chirpar Fortified Church

Similarly to other villages in the Region, a short three-aisled basilica with choir square, semi-circular apse and west tower was built there in the 13th century. The square choir of the Saint Mary’s Church is groined-vaulted and the Romanesque triumphal arch displays simple ledged arch imposts. There are also fragments of the Romanesque north and south portals. There are semicircular openings leading to all four sides of the bell-tower’s ground floor; a wall stairs leads to the second floor that displays a west gallery, which then via a roundheaded arch opens onto the church interior.