Sin duda todo el que pare en Toro tiene que ver esta maravilla del romanico muy bien conservada y situada en un lugar excepcional.
This is simply beautiful. Some family friends produced and appeared in a video shown inside which is what lead me to visit but it took my breath away inside. No flash photos allowed inside and no signs to say this so be warned, you may be told off like I was!
I've been to more than my fair share of beautiful churches, but this ranks up there with some of the best. The west door, you have to pay to get to it, is absolutely stunning, well worth the 2 or so euros. My long suffering wife decided not to pay (she's not as keen on Romanesque churches) and really regretted it when she saw the photos. The outside is pretty stunning too.
Un audiovisual ilstra en detalle sobre todo el portico y sus figuras.La pantalla quizas un tanto pequeña.
Merece la pena. Y también pagar los dos euros por ver el pórtico interior con un video ilustrativo muy bueno.Trato amable de las personas que trabajan allí.La única pega, el frío.
Es Extraordinaria. No soy demasiado de monumentos pero es TOTALMENTE RECOMENDABLE y no os perdáis un video explicativo que, sorprendentemente, no es ningún rollo, está muy bien hecho y te explica detalladamente el pórtico que si no pagas los 3 euros no lo ves. La verdad es que salí impresionado. No me lo esperaba.
Medieval art at its finest. Well worth a visit. We got the bus from Zamora to Toro (bus station is 5 minutes from the clock tower, which you can see from the bus on your way into the town). Take a walk behind the church to see the river and the valley below.Toro has excellent food - 'pinchos', which are basically individual tapas and local paella with chorizo instead of seafood. The local wine is named after the town 'Toro' - very dark, fruity and strong (normally 13.5% or more). This is a part of Spain where prices are surprisingly low and food and drink are very affordable. Only 90mins Madrid-Zamora on the train too.
Magnificent structure in a great location, but as soon as we tried to take photos of the magnificent organ and altar, two ladies rushed out and stopped us. No real reason as we were not using flash, and many other churches in Spain have less rules.
This church probably has the best preserved 12th century portico of any church in Europe. It was an external doorway, but a chapel was added a century later, so that it is very well preserved. You can see the vibrant colors on the statues, including kings playing their identifiable musical instruments. In the central part of the church are some very beautiful statues, including St Jame the Pilgrim (Santiago) and a very rare statue of the pregnant Virgin Mary.
Es un monumento extraordinario situado al lado de un mirador hacia la veda del rio Duero. Su pórtico de la Majestad, que fue restaurado, muestra un colorido espectacular, teniendo en cuenta la época en la que se construyó. También, se pueden ver algunas obras de arte fantásticas como, el cuadro de la mosca. Dentro de la iglesia hay una estatua de una virgen embarazada, que no es muy habitual.