Church of San Gian, Celerina, Switzerland (076)

Not far from the famed snow fields of St Moritz in the Engadine Valley of Switzerland lies the charming village of Celerina. At some distance from the village, on a hilltop, stands the former parish church, San Gian. Parts of the nave, the choir as well as the smaller tower, date back to the time around 1100. The bell tower of the church is overshadowed by its larger successor from the Late Gothic era. The larger church tower was hit by lightning in 1682. Its spire went up in flames and was not rebuilt as there had been a bell tower in the village since 1669. Nevertheless, the silhouette of San Gian has become a landmark for Celerina.