8 Sights in Toro, Spain (with Map and Images)

The church of San Salvador de los Caballeros in Toro is a work of the early thirteenth century, in Romanesque-Mudejar style. The temple belonged to the Templars until their extinction, at which time it became a parish. It is currently a museum of sacred art where pieces that have been arriving from the different closed parishes or with little possibility of safekeeping are kept. A scale model of this building is located in the Mudéjar Theme Park in Olmedo.

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The church of San Pedro del Olmo is located in the city of Toro of the province of Zamora, dates from the year 1260 as appointment as Petrus de Porta Portai Antiqui, named for being in the outskirts of said door of the wall. It became one of the most important churches in the city, but already in the nineteenth century its ruin, the apses, a couple of covers, part of the tower and the perimeter of the walls are semi -awarded begins.

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The Church of San Julián de los Caballeros de Toro (Zamora) is an old Mozarabic temple rebuilt in the sixteenth century by the architect Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón. Its façade, of Gothic-Renaissance transition, was rebuilt in 1879, moving to it the main doorway, from the old monastery of San Ildefonso and on which it can be read "In this church Catholic worship was kept public in the time of the Saracens". Above the façade there is a large round window, and to its right stands the bell tower, which dates from 1606. The church, rectangular in shape, is structured in three naves of equal height separated by arches and an apse.

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a temple located in Toro (Zamora). It was the seat of the vicar general of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem until the fifteenth century when it passed to the Order of Malta. Inside, the figure of the Baroque Christ of the Expiration and several of the main floats of Holy Week stand out.

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The hermitage of Santa María de la Vega de Toro belonged to the Order of San Juan de Jerusalem, hence its consecration in 1208 by the Bishop of Zamora Martín Arias, was attended by the Commander of the order in León, Martín Sánchez.

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The Hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Canto is a religious temple located in the city of Toro (Zamora). Inside resides the image of the Virgen del Canto, which is a sculpture from the twelfth century and is the patron saint of the city. During the feast of the Patron Saint that is celebrated on September 8, the day of the Nativity of the Virgin of Song, the faithful of Toro and its alfoz go to her to make a floral offering, celebrate the Eucharist and sing "the Salve" to their patron saint.

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The church of Santo Tomás Cantuariense is a temple located in the city of Toro (Zamora). It is a church founded in 1163 that over the centuries is declared in ruins in 1794. The church has traces inside of the Mozarabic origins of the repopulations carried out by Alfonso III.

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The Arco del Reloj is a tower located in the walled enclosure of Toro (Zamora). It began to be built in 1719 during the reign of Philip V, being completed nineteen years later. The design is attributed to Joaquín Churriguera. It is located on the old gate of the Market that enclosed the first walled enclosure of the city of Toro. Its height allows it to be seen from anywhere in the city.

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