Churches and Chapels
Parish Church of Santa Maria la Mayor (Ledesma)
Built between the 15th and 16th centuries upon an earlier structure, this church used to house a clerecy with a beautiful gothic chapel attached to the Evangelist side serving as a choir. The church is made of pajarilla stone and has a stylised tower topped off by strange gargoyles standing by an arch leading to the Puerta de San Nicolás.
It consists of s single nave with a ribbed vault. It features a magnificent vault in the chancel, by Gil de Hontañón. It contains the sepulchres of the prince Don Sancho, with a recumbent statue.
Historical Data
- Architecture:
- Religious architecture
- Construction:
- Church
- Predominant styles:
- Gothic
- Historical Period:
- Middle Ages, Early modern period
Address
Plaza Mayor, 9. Ledesma. 37100 Salamanca.
Website: http://www.turismoledesma.com/historia-patrimonio-iglesias/
More information
Oficina de Turismo of Ledesma
Plaza Mayor, 1. Ledesma. 37100 Salamanca.
Teléfono: 923 570 156
Fax: 923 570 600
Email: turismo@ayuntamientodeledesma.com
Email: bletisa@ayuntamientodeledesma.com
Página Web: http://www.turismoledesma.com/
Tourist Office of Salamanca
P/ Mayor, 32. Salamanca. 37002 Salamanca.
Telephone: 902 302 002 / 923 218 342
Fax: 923 263 409
Email: informacion@turismodesalamanca.com
Website: http://www.salamanca.es
Opening hours
- Summer April, 1 – May, 31):
- Tuesday to sunday:
- Closed: monday
Tickets
FreeRemarks: The visits are managed directly by the parish of Ledesma. Information about visiting hours at: www.turismoledesma.com/historia-patrimonio-iglesias/
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