"Xewkija" a Xewkija Travel Page by edinka

Xewkija is dominated by the Rotunda parish church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. The old chapel was rebuilt at least twice. The new church was built around the former church, itself raised on the site of a still older church. The community was, until the middle of the twentieth century, made primarily of farmers and fishermen. They had made all sort of sacrifices to build the earlier churches. The dome, 75 metres high, with a diameter of 27 metres, and a circumference of 85 metres, is one of the largest in Europe. Its total weight is calculated to be around 45,000 tonnes.