Church of San Giacomo in Tavella

The votive Church of San Giacomo, built in Romanesque style, stands in isolation in the countryside of Ribis. It dates back to the 13th century and was raised in height during the second half of the 15th century, while preserving the original internal apse. 

The façade features a pointed-arch entrance portal flanked by small square windows and is crowned by a tall single-arched bell gable. The exposed stone masonry is topped by a decorative cornice of three courses of red bricks, the central one arranged in a herringbone pattern. 

On the southern elevation, a round-arched window opens to provide light.

The interior consists of a single nave with exposed wooden trusses and a rectangular presbytery covered by a barrel vault. 

On the wall opposite the choir are preserved the frescoes by Pietro Venier, painted in 1701 and restored several times over the centuries. They depict triumphant angels beside the Cross, while on either side appear the apostles Peter and Paul. A noteworthy work, now unfortunately lost, was a tempera on panel by Gian Paolo Thanner representing Saints Peter, John, James the Less and John the Evangelist, aligned on the same plane.