The Church Santo Domingo de Silos of Arévalo !!!

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We were back to my dear Spain again !! love it !! We came by car of course and took time to see some new towns with my sons and our dog Rex ! I rented a small house in a off the beaten path country town that was just perfect ! I like to continue the saga of our new road warrior experiences even if now with less in our family,This post is on my latest road warrior tour of wonderful sublime Spain. Therefore, let me tell you about the Church Santo Domingo de Silos of Arévalo !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Arévalo is in the province of Avila, in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y Léon , in the kingdom of Spain, Only 73 km from our rental house in Velliza and 126 km from Madrid, We were going to Madrid with book reservations and had extra time in the morning so I took my road warrior mode on and came in off the A6 highway to see this wonderful town passed many times and finally in, This is a new town and find in my world map, Spain is huge of beautiful towns, working on it still…

The Parish Church of Santo Domingo de Silos built extramuros and located in the one currently known as Plaza del Arrabal. It venerates the remains of San Vitorino, patron of Arévalo, as well as the new image of the Virgen de las Angustias, patron saint of the city, has several works of art of very good invoice highlighting its image of San Francisco de Asís and the impressive wrough iron work. Regarding daily worship, it is the main church of Arévalo. The church has a slender Mudejar apse. Access to the temple, with three naves, is gained through a triple arch façade and coronation balls in Escorial style. It was built in Mudejar style but was widely transformed in the Renaissance and Baroque times. It has a Mudejar apse, a plateresque fence and baroque vaults.

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The main facade of the Church Santo Domingo de Silos on the Plaza del Arrabal built in 1572 has three arcades of pillow granite grain , finishing with a cross-velet with three Arab-style metal balls of the city’s old mosque with two entrances to its interior, cushioned arches and coats of arms of Santo Domingo de Silos. On the side of the epistle, the tower built on pre -existing body is risen, topped with a small dome on octagonal drum, crowned with the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In the 15C, its only nave was enlarged into three different ones, separated by granite former arches and a Gothic-style arch decorated with rosettes. The sacristy dates from this moment and is accessed by an ogee arch with vegetal decoration. In the left nave two chapels were opened in 1563. In one of them, in a baroque altarpiece, is the image of the Virgen de las Angustias, patron saint of Arévalo, whose festivity is celebrated on 9 February. It is an image of dressing from the 16C with Christ lying. In the chapel of St. Anthony, a tombstone of slate with a Gothic inscription. It is a figure of a woman with hands and an alabaster head. In the presbytery the plateresque grille stands out, and behind it the Baroque altarpiece with a silver urn containing the relics of the patron saint of Arévalo, San Victorino Mártir. Outstanding images are a St. Francis of Assisi in ecstasy, dated between 1625-30, a magnificent Christ without polychrome, from the 16C, and the image of St. Victorino Mártir, patron saint of the City. On the side of the epistle we find a tower of baroque style. At its base you can admire a set of mural paintings from the first quarter of the 16C attributed to a disciple of Juan de Borgoña.

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The City of Arévalo on its heritage : https://arevalo.es/turismo/que-ver-y-hacer/

The Castilla y Léon regional tourist office on Arévalo : https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/en/heritage-culture/arevalo

There you go folks , another wonderful nostalgic, sentimental trip to my dear Spain, Do not know when we will be back, we sure will have this trip in our hearts forever, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Santo Domingo de Silos of Arévalo !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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