Discover 9 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Gaeta (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: San Giovanni a Mare, Santissima Annunziata, and Church of San Giacomo. Also, be sure to include Campanile della cattedrale in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Gaeta (Lazio).
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San Giovanni a Mare
San Giovanni a Mare, which translates to St John at sea, is a 10th-century church located in Gaeta, region of Lazio, Italy. The church for many years was sponsored by the guild of carpenters, hence was also known as San Giuseppe.[1]
Address: Via Bausan, 26, 04024 Gaeta
Santissima Annunziata
Sanctuary in Gaeta, Italy. The Sanctuary of the Santissima Annunziata is a Baroque Roman Catholic church in Gaeta, region of Lazio, Italy.[2]
Address: Via Annunziata, 21, 04024 Gaeta
Church of San Giacomo
Also known as: Chiesa di San Giacomo
The Church of St. James the Apostle, originally St. James of Red Earth, is a Catholic place of worship in Gaeta located in the Porto Salvo neighborhood along Independence Street; it is the seat of the parish of the same name, governed by the diocesan clergy of the Archdiocese of Gaeta, and of the local fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order.
Campanile della cattedrale
The bell tower of Gaeta Cathedral is located behind the building, in Pope Gelasius Square, overlooking the Gulf of Gaeta. In Romanesque style with strong Arab-Norman influence, it is 57 meters high, was built from 1148 and was finished in 1279 with the construction of the apex tower.
Address: Piazza Papa Gelasio, 1, 04024 Gaeta
Mausoleo di Lucio Munazio Planco
Also known as: Lucio Munazio Planco
Lucius Munatius Plancus was a Roman senator, consul in 42 BC, and censor in 22 BC with Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus. Along with Talleyrand eighteen centuries later, he is one of the classic historical examples of men who have managed to survive very dangerous circumstances by constantly shifting their allegiances.[3]
Address: Via Munazio Planco, 04024 Gaeta
Tempio di San Francesco
The temple of St. Francis is a Catholic place of worship in Gaeta, located in the historic center of the city, within the territory of the parish that insists on the cathedral of Saints Erasmus and Marcian and St. Mary of the Assumption.
The church was built beginning in 1283, thanks to donations from Charles II of Anjou, as a place of worship attached to a convent founded by Francis of Assisi himself in 1222; in the second half of the 1850s it was radically restored in the neo-Gothic style to a design by Giacomo Guarinelli, thanks to the interest of Pope Pius IX and funding from Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.
The building is located on the slope of Mount Orlando facing the Gulf of Gaeta, in a dominant position over the city's historic center; it is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the city cathedral because of its scenic location and elaborate architecture.
Address: Via san giovanni bosco, 04024 Gaeta
Chiesa di Santa Maria di Porto Salvo
The church of Santa Maria di Porto Salvo, also called degli Scalzi because of the presence in the adjoining convent, until 1806, of friars of the Order of the Discalced Augustinians, is a Catholic place of worship in Gaeta, located in the Porto Salvo district. The parish of Saints Cosmas and Damian has stood on it since 1944, after the church of the same name was partially destroyed during World War II.
Address: Salita degli Scalzi, 04024 Gaeta
Serapo on the Beach!!
Beach
Mausoleo di Lucio Sempronio Atratino
The mausoleum of Lucius Sempronius Atratinus, also known as mole atratina or torre dell'Atratina, is a first-century B.C.E. funerary monument with a circular plan, located in the town of Gaeta, on Atratino Hill, which forms the upper area of the Porto Salvo district.