San Giacomo Maggiore Church, Gavi, Italy

San Giacomo Maggiore is a Romanesque style church built in the mid-12th century. It was altered in the 14th, 17th and 18th centuries.

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Alex Carrega (12 months ago)
Historical church

gls S (2 years ago)
Medieval ages church It deserve a visit if in the area

Alex Carrega (2 years ago)
Historical monument

Johan Post (3 years ago)
Very tasty with a great selection of wines

Tania Sedini (3 years ago)
A small favor to visit in Novi Ligure, in the town center. Built in sandstone, it has splendid cycles of frescoes and beautiful paintings.

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The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.

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