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Inner dome of the Cathedral of Zamora.

The more interesting is its outside, which shows Byzantine influence and is covered with stone scales.

James the Pilgrim in Santa Marta de Tera.

This is the oldest Stone sculpture of this Apostle.

Dome of the Colegiate Church of Toro.

It has archivolts with multiple lobes and is one of the so-called "River-Duero Domes".

Cistercian monastey of Santa María de Moreruela.

Its dimensions and its three-level front make it impressive.

Breathtaking views of Zamora.

The Dome and Tower of Salvador: icons of the Romanesque art in Zamora.

Cathedral of Zamora
Zamora Church of Santa María Magdalena
Zamora Collegiate church of Santa María…
Toro Monastery of Santa Maria de…
Granja de Moreruela Monastery of Santa Marta
Santa Marta de Tera Monastery of Santa María
San Martín de Castañeda Church of Nuestra Señora del…
Puebla de Sanabria Church of Santiago de los…
Zamora Church of San Juan Bautista
Zamora Church of Nuestra Señora de…
Mombuey Church of San Juan del…
Benavente Church of Santa María del…
Benavente Church of Nuestra Señora de…
Alcañices Church of San Esteban
Fuentelcarnero Church of Nuestra Señora de…
Fermoselle Church of Santa Maria de…
Tábara Church of Santa Marina
Sejas de Sanabria Church of Santa María Magdalena
Corrales del Vino

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OUTSTANDING ROMANESQUE MONUMENTS IN ZAMORA CITY AND ITS PROVINCE

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Cathedral of Zamora
Zamora

The Cathedral of Zamora dates from the 12th century, in the days of King Alfonso VII. The construction of the cathedral is attributed to Obispo Esteban (Bishop Stephen), and was sponsored by Alfonso VII the Emperor. Only one anonymous master builder was in charge of the project and was the…

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Church of Santa María…
Zamora

According to various studies, this temple is related to the Hospitallers and Templars Orders and it also belonged to the “San Juan” (St. John) Order.Its main characteristic is showing elegance and pure lines in ways…

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Collegiate church of Santa María la Mayor

Collegiate church of Santa…
Toro

It could be built on an ancient Pre-Romanesque temple with the same dedication, during the reign of Ferdinand II of Leon.The collegiate church is a large temple where it is…

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Monastery of Santa Maria…
Granja de Moreruela

Originally the church was a large building 63 meters long by 26 wide between the ends of the transept. It had a Latin-cross plan with a nave and 2 aisles of 9 sections. The nave was wider than the sides. A…

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Monastery of Santa Marta
Santa Marta de Tera

In 1996 it was discovered that in the church a magical phenomenon occurs: every year, during vernal and autumnal equinox, at 8 (solar time), the so-called capital of the saved soul is illuminated by sunlight coming in through the oculus in the head part gable.Only the ancient Romanesque church has…

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Monastery of Santa María
San Martín de Castañeda

The large church has been preserved from the monastery. This church has a Latin cross with 3 naves of 4 sections, cubic transept, and its header consists of 3 staggered semicircular apses with their respective…

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Church of Nuestra Señora…
Puebla de Sanabria

This church is located next to the Castle, on the top of Puebla de Sanabria and its southern and western walls, with their respective doorways have been preserved from Romanesque period. The southern doorway is under a porch located between the tower and southern side of the transept. It consists of…

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Church of Santiago de…
Zamora

This church was built in the 12th century, but had later alterations. The earliest documentary data about this church dates back from 1168.This church is also called “Santiago el Viejo” what means James the Elder.…

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Church of San Juan…
Zamora

According to the oldest-found evidence, the temple dates from the mid-12th century. The construction continued during the 13th century and went on even until the 14th century though. Its popular name…

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Church of Nuestra Señora…
Mombuey

Tower dates from the 13th century, but the church was modified in the 18th century. It has a single nave and a Latin cross plan. The tower has a masonry rectangular plan with reinforcing ashlar in corners. On it rise 3 ashlar…

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Church of San Juan…
Benavente

The nave consists of 4 sections and is covered with wood. It is twice as wide as the sides. Inside, it consists of 4 large columns with cross section in the easternmost side and 4 smaller in the westernmost one. All of them have attached semi-columns.The head part includes a…

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Church of Santa María…
Benavente

The Church of Santa María del Azogue is located in the center of the city and its name is due to the proximity of a medieval market. This building was started in the 12th century,…

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Church of Nuestra Señora…
Alcañices

This church is built over the remains of a Romanesque church of the 12th-13th century and the walls of both churches are mixed.It has a Latin-cross plan and has preserved its Romanesque doorway with pointed arch and triple archivolt.

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Church of San Esteban
Fuentelcarnero

It was built during the second half of the 12th century and was completed in the 13th century. Originally had a nave and 2 aisles, separated by six large arches, with a tower at the…

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Church of Nuestra Señora…
Fermoselle

It was built between the 12th and 13th centuries (only the southern wall and the doorway is what remains today), and was rebuilt in the 16th and 18th centuries. It…

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Church of Santa Maria…
Tábara

The church has had several alterations. The side walls, the tower and the doorways have been preserved from Romanesque period. The alterations made during the 18th century preserved the Romanesque structure. The southern doorway consists of a semicircular plain arch,…

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Church of Santa Marina
Sejas de Sanabria

This church dates from late Romanesque. Much like the neighboring Mombuey it is from the late12th or early 13th century, but retains Gothic elements. It was during this period when underwent major renovations changing the head part, adding buttresses to the sloped walls and an interior triumphal arch, where can…

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Church of Santa María…
Corrales del Vino

The parish church of Santa María Magdalena, was built of sandstone ashlar. It consists of a nave and 2 aisles of different width topped by 3 polygonal apses of rich Gothic vaults, tower at its…

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