The Stadtpfarrkirche St Jakob dominates the old town and has frescoes, a stuccoed ceiling and a vast rococo altar in gold leaf, bedecked with fresh flowers. Some of the walls are studded with the ornate memorial plaques of the region’s noble families. Climb the adjoining Stadtpfarrturm for far-reaching view of the town and beyond.
Stadtpfarrkirche St Jakob
Villach
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