Románico Zamora

Church of Santo Tomás

11th-13th centuries

This building has a Latin-cross plan with rectangular head part and was deeply restored.

From Romanesque period has been preserved the entrance arch. It is a double semicircular arch with an archivolt on staggered jambs with a beveled edge impost, and next to it, on the right have been discovered two pre-Romanesque stones from 17th century carved with significant interlacing twisted shapes.

A decorated ashlar has been preserved with an “alquerque” (also known as Qirkat) motif in the north wall of the northern chapel and a baptismal font. It consists of a hemispherical cup decorated with helicoid gadroons.

ADDRESS

To view the entire route from your position to the monument, you can click on the Google icon located on the lower left corner of the map.

OPENING HOURS AND VISITS

The access is free of charge but there are neither visiting hours nor guided tours.

The temple can be visited only during mass celebrations.

GENERAL INTEREST SERVICES

Tourist office:

- Benavente: Located at 1, Mayor bajo Square. Tel. +34 980 63 42 11

Civil Guard (police with responsibilities outside towns):

- Benavente: Tel. +34 980 631 322

- Camarzana de Tera: Tel. +34 980 649 008 

- Castroverde de Campos: Tel. +34 980 588 110

- Tábara: Tel. +34 980 590 020 

- Villalpando: Tel. +34 980 660 019

- Manganeses de la Lampreana: Tel. +34 980 501 020

Emergency telephone numbers: 112

- Camarzana de Tera medical center: Tel. +34 980 64 90 38  

- Tábara medical center: Tel. +34 980 59 02 18  

- Villalpando medical center: Tel. +34 980 66 04 77 

- Benavente sur medical center: Tel. +34 980 63 03 29

- Benavente Norte medical center: Tel. +34 980 63 53 61

Bus station: 

Benavente: Tel. +34 980 632 711 

Train station: 

Benavente: Tel. +34 905 551 844

Taxis:

- Benavente: Tels. +34 980 637 171 / +34 980 649 059 / +34 696 669 470 / +34 609 204 373

Civil defence:

- Benavente: Tel. +34 980 637 475