Route of the Romanesque in Segovia
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- Segovia province
- Type of route
- Weekend
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Lovers of history and architecture will enjoy discovering the finest examples of Segovia’s Romanesque style on this route, dotted with stone and brick temples and buildings that reveal the predominant architectural style in this province, characterised by the inclusion of a portico or atrium attached to the temple walls.
Torrecaballeros, Sotosalbos and the two eye-catching churches of Pelayos del Arroyo and La Cuesta, perched on a hilltop, are absolute musts for visitors on this route, which reveals surprising buildings and other Romanesque-style objects such as gates, frescoes and baptismal fonts.
This route also includes the following sites of interest: the Church of El Guijar de Valdevacas, the Church of San Lorenzo in Navafría, the Church of Santa María la Mayor in Coca, the Church of San Martín in Cuellar, the Church of San Juan Bautista in Aguilafuente, the Church of San Juan Bautista in Carbonero el Mayor and the Parish Church of Pinarejos.
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What to see?
Parish Church of PinarejosMore informationTemple built with ashlar and masonry, has a single nave, from the XVII century, of rectangular floor, divided into four sections. It is covered with a semicircular barrel vault and is decorated with simple...
Church of San MartinMore informationThis is one of Cuéllar’s most emblematic churches. It was built entirely in the Mudejar style in the 12th century using rough and smooth ashlar masonry, whilst the apse and façade are made of brick. Today...
Church of Santa Maria la MayorMore informationMade of brick and stone, with a latin cross ground plan and groin vaults, stone ribs and triangular elements.Sepulchres of Fernando de Fonseca and Teresa de Ayala, by Doménico Francelli and Bartolomé Ordoñez...
Church of San Juan BautistaMore informationThe oldest preserved remains of the church of San Juan Bautista are dated to the XIII century. In the late XV, coinciding with the economic splendor of Segovia, there was the transformation of the temple...
Church of San LorenzoMore informationIts Romanesque portal, of great historical value, receives the visitor opening the doors of a building which is endowed with late Gothic elements. It has three naves separated by large arches and the central...
Church of San Juan BautistaMore information11th-century mixed Romanesque structure, with a single nave and a square apse. It has a square tower, built with masonry except the corners and the bell structure, which are made of stone blocks and the...
Church of San CristobalMore informationIt is a Romanesque work, in the XII century or beginning of the XIII, built with blocks of stone and masonry. The old sacristy is from the same time and at the end of the XV century or beginning of the...
Parish Church of San Vicente MartirMore informationThis church features some 13th-century mural paintings tracing the life of Saint Vincent and some 15th-century board paintings. Of it stands out of the early period the chevet, with ogive triumphal arch,...
Church of San MiguelMore informationA good example of 13th-century segovia romanesque, with two superb east and south doors leading to an atrium with arches and capitals decorated with representations of the fight between good and evil....