Guglionesi CB

The lunette above the main entrance to the Church of St Nicholas of Bari, depicting a lion and a griffin locked in combat – ‘The Count of Turin’

The south side of the Church of St Nicholas of Bari, characterised by a series of double blind arches, Via della Pace

Statue of Saint Nicholas of Bari, situated inside the church of the same name, holding three golden balls, which represent the dowries of the three maidens in Corso Conte, Turin

The statue of the saint and the interior of the church, divided into three naves separated by six pillars supporting the pointed arches, in the Church of St Nicholas of Bari

The imposing staircase in the central nave and two poles erected by pilgrims, supporting a flag and white carnations, in the church of St Nicholas of Bari

The chancel, situated on a raised platform in the church of San Nicola di Bari

The chancel and two of the three apses in the Church of St Nicholas of Bari

The six pillars supporting the pointed arches and the exposed-beam roof of the Church of St Nicholas of Bari

Vico San Francesco and the front door of a brick house

The junction of Corso Conte di Torino and the narrow alleyway known as Vico Seminario, connected by two arches

Vico Seminario and the two arches connecting it

The east side of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore on Corso Conte di Torino

A monument to those who fell in the First World War, situated on the side façade of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, on Corso Conte di Torino

A bas-relief of an eagle carrying the torch of peace, situated on the First World War war memorial in Corso Conte, Turin

The Baroque façade of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore and its bell tower on the right in Piazza XIV Maggio

The bell tower of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, built by Giovanni Di Benedetto of Vasto in 1705 in Piazza XIV Maggio

Inlaid wooden pulpit (18th century) in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Piazza XIV Maggio

The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Piazza XIV Maggio, divided into three naves and supported by pillars with pilasters featuring capitals of mixed orders

The ornate wooden choir loft housing the pipe organ, above the main entrance to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Piazza XIV Maggio

The high altar of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, featuring polychrome marble and the painting of the Assumption (1572) in Piazza XIV Maggio

A chapel in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, situated at the far end of the left-hand aisle in Piazza XIV Maggio

On the left, the Altar of the Last Supper (1795), where the painting *The Last Supper* (1800) by Ferdinando Castiglia is on display, in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Piazza XIV Maggio

The arcades and old buildings of the historic centre in Piazza XIV Maggio

Detail of the arcades in Piazza XIV Maggio, with exposed brickwork

Under the arcades of Piazza XIV Maggio

Dr Sorella’s chemist’s in Via Roma

The entrance to the former Cinema Nuova Italia on Via Roma

On the left is the church of Santa Maria Maggiore and on the right a wall-mounted sundial on a building in Piazza XIV Maggio

A public fountain in Via Giandomenico de Sanctis

A block of flats on Via Giandomenico de Sanctis

The descent towards Via Capitano Verri from Via Giandomenico de Sanctis

The large mobile phone masts towering over the village, with the water tower in Via Giandomenico de Sanctis in the background

A public car park on Via Giandomenico de Sanctis; to the right, you can just make out the mobile phone masts and the base of the water tower

The imposing scaffolding housing the mobile phone masts in Via Giandomenico de Sanctis

The coat of arms of the Municipality of Guglionesi, depicted on the glass panel of a door in the Town Hall, in Via Giandomenico de Sanctis

The towering water tower (right) and the mobile phone masts (left) in Via Giandomenico de Sanctis

A building in the historic centre on Via Giandomenico de Sanctis

A small open space with benches at the back of the Town Hall, with the rear of the primary school on Via XX Settembre to the right

Typical two-storey houses on Via XX Settembre

The long Via Vittorio Emanuele

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