This church (the name of which escapes my recollection right now) wins the award so far for tackiest church. The walls are covered in marble and pho-marble decoration in a rorschach test pattern. As we could not use a flash in this church you are left to see only the muted colors however so far this trip it is still my winner.

* Despite the marble decoration, the church did house a very nice Caravaggio painting which has inspired a possible trip to see one of Caravaggios other paintings in a private collection.

Caravaggio, known for his paintings which depict everyday subjects on the streets, lived a very rowdy life himself. He had to flee from Rome because he killed an opponent over a tennis match. (points for anyone who can scratch that question off our list, we would love to know)