Románico Zamora

Church of San Juan del Mercado

12th century

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 straight section chancel with a reinforced barrel vault and triple semicircular apse, which is wider and advanced at the center and has a quarter-sphere vault. It is reinforced by two semi-columns and has three loopholes with interior effusion.

The church has three Romanesque-style doorways. The south facing one stands out for its iconographic development. It consists of a slightly-pointed semicircular arch supported by plain jambs and three splayed archivolts on pairs of columns with decorated capitals and sculptures.

The doorway of the northern wall in the transept is formed by a semicircular arch and two archivolts on staggered jambs with two pairs of columns. The capitals have plant motifs. The shafts rest on bases with saw-tooth decoration.

The doorway of the western facade consists of a semicircular arch on jambs in capitals with curly-acanthus and shoots motifs ending in buds. It is surrounded by 3semicircular archivolts. On this doorways can be seen a coat of arms with the cross of Malta.

ADDRESS

2, San Juan Square
Benavente (Zamora)

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

February, March, April, May and June:
- Fridays and Saturdays: from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00. 
- Sundays: from 10:00 to 13:00. 

October, November and December: 
- Fridays and Saturdays: from 10:00 to 14:00h and from 16:30 to 18:30. 
- Sundays: from 10:00 to 14:00.

July, August and September:
- From Tuesdays to Sundays: from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00.

The rest of the months the visit can take place just before religious services and at the discretion of parish priests.

Free of charge entrance.

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