The altarpieces and coffered ceilings of La Moraña
- Position
- Avila province
- Type of route
- One day
Within a short stretch of flat terrain whose shifting landscape changes as the wheat crops grow, visitors will come across a considerable number of towns and villages, each with their own churches and tales to tell.
A tour of the church in Fuentes de Año reveals the history of peninsular art between the 12th and 18th centuries. Just a short distance away, in the small town of Canales, lies a parish that conserves far more than is apparent at first sight. The route then continues to Fuente el Sáuz, where the highlight is undoubtedly the Mudejar apse of the Parish Church of Cantiveros, whilst in Flores de Ávila, the main altar boasts a series of free-standing sculptures that are well worth admiring.
What to see?
Church of Our Lady of the AssumptionMore informationIt adorns the upper part of its Mudejar apse with a single order of slender arches that start from a plinth of disproportionate height. Inside, in the main chapel, the arches are repeated and the corner...
- Church of San CristobalMore information
It has a single nave with an 18th century roof and a choir located at the foot. Attached to the nave is a chapel that is now closed off and can only be accessed from the cemetery.
- Church of Saint Michael the ArchangelMore information
Built with lime rammed earth and edged with brick strips. It has a large Mudejar apse, with three superimposed rows of folded semicircular arches, the last of which, smaller in size, changes the axis so...
- Church of Santa María del CastilloMore information
The southern doorway belongs to the primitive Mudejar temple, conceived with a triple horseshoe archivolt, smooth jambs and alfiz. The doorway at the foot is from the 16th century. The church is distributed...
- Church of San Juan de la Cruz / House NatalMore information
Juan de Yepes, later known as Saint John of the Cross, was born in this church. The church, turned into a shrine, looks exactly as it did in the 17th century. Juan de Yepes was born in Fontiveros, but...
Church of the Asuncion de Nuestra SeñoraMore informationMade in brick, was built in Romanesque Mudejar style in the XII century, and underwent important reforms in the XVI and XVIII centuries. It has three small naves separated by columns and the header preserves...
- Parish Church of San CiprianoMore information
Saint John of the Cross was baptised in this church. It contains the relics of his father and brother.Mudéjar structure with a coffered ceiling in the central nave and a tower by Lucas Giraldo. Built in...