Mudejar route in Salamanca
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- Salamanca province
- Type of route
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A route that includes 16 temples, all representing the union between Christian and Muslim art. In these beautiful churches, built in the Mudejar style, brick is at once the common denominator and differentiating element that sets them apart from other temples of worship.
The Church of Santiago or the Parish Museum of the Church San Juan in Alba de Tormes, together with the Parish Church of Coca de Alba, the Parish Church of Galleguillos or the Parish Church of Peñarandilla are all featured on this route that provides a fascinating insight into the province’s Mudejar architecture. Also worthy of admiration are the magnificent Romanesque-Mudejar apses that can be seen in the Church of Nava de Sotrobal, the Church of Paradinas de San Juan or the Church of Villa de Gallimazo.
What to see?
- Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion (Cantaracillo)More information
Reformed in the 16th century, it conserves an apse from the late 12th or early 13th century in the Mudejar style.This central apse, in brick, shows an unusual polygonal plan and is decorated in three horizontal...
- Church Nuestra Señora del Castillo MacoteraMore information
Dates from the late XV century, as evidenced by the coats of arms, which are commonplace in various parts of the building, belonging to the second Duke of Alba and his wife. The construction is of Hispanic-Flemish...
- Parish Church of Turra de AlbaMore information
Single-nave mudejar-romanesque church with a semicircular apse. It conserves a 12th-century brick apse and access front.Also, there is a double cornice with saw-tooth decoration. During the restoration...
- Parish Church of GalleguillosMore information
Small mudejar-romanesque church dating from the 12th century, with a central nave and a side aile communicated via raised round arches with triple archivolts. The interior apse is well preserved and is...
- Parish Church of San Pedro (Villoria)More information
This single-nave mudejar-romanesque church dating from the first half of the 13th century has a presbyter, a semicircular apse and a square tower. The two side aisles were added in the 16th century.The...
- Parish Church of PeñarandillaMore information
The apse of this mudejar romanesque church has a triple row of arches and is covered by a round barrel vault and supported by three pointed arches.A row of arches in the apse end, a cornice decorated with...
- Church of Santiago (Alba de Tormes)More information
Temple of the second third of the 12th century, of small proportions and a single nave, originally Romanesque-Mudejar, it is the oldest in the town, mentioned in the forum as a meeting place for the council....
- Parish Church of Coca de AlbaMore information
Documentary evidence that this church existed already in 1244, although from that time only the apse has been preserved, in the Romanesque-Mudejar style, since the nave and the belfry are the result of...
- Parish Museum of the Church of San JuanMore information
The museum hosts collections that are part of the religious heritage of the parish. Of the church of San Juan are the three apses of the header and is remarkable for the coexistence of brick with stone,...