nicola spezia ligury italy

navigate by keyword : 500 700 1759 alpi also apuane artworks baroque beautifully building built byzantine castle century chapel church contains dates destroyed early enlarged facade hilltop italy italyn james ligury magra main medieval nicola offers ortonovo other paintingsnnicola philip place portal preserved rebuilt rotari ruins saints small spezia statues troups valley view village vivii was wonderful wooden xvii

Nicola, La Spezia, Ligury, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

Main place of Nicola, a small beautifully preserved medieval hilltop village, near Ortonovo, La Spezia, Ligury, Italy. The Church of Saints Philip and James with a baroque facade, 1759. The church was built on the ruins of a Byzantine chapel of the VI-VII century and a castle destroyed by Rotari troups. The church was rebuilt and enlarged in the `500 and `700. The portal dates from the early XVII century. The building also contains other wonderful artworks, wooden statues and paintings. Nicola offers a wonderful view of the Magra Valley and the Alpi Apuane.