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San Zoilo Church
On the outskirts of the town is the parish of San Zoilo, a building that dates back to the first half of the 18th century, replacing a previous 16th century church that had been designed by the stonemasons Sebastián and Juan de Orbara, who worked on the sacristy and tower.
The decision to build the new building was probably due to the deterioration of the old church. The works of the current parish were carried out between 1701 and 1746, with the participation of the stonemasons José de Zumeta, Francisco de Sarasúa and Francisco Iturbe. The structure was based on those of the XNUMXth century, resulting in a church with a Latin cross plan with a three-section nave, a transept with shallow arms and a straight head. Its interior is characterized by pilasters and a molded cornice that run along its elevations.Read more
The groin vaults extend both in the nave and in the chancel, while the transept arms have half-barrel vaults. The central section of the transept is crowned with a dome on pendentives decorated with paintings dating from around 1800, representing a baroque composition with the Assumption, Christ and the Trinity. These paintings, although baroque in style, are the only ornament in an architectural structure of Herrerian severity.
On the outside, the church's ashlar walls are reinforced with diagonal buttresses in some corners. The Epistle side presents a straight portal with a mixtilinear baquetón and pilasters, similar to the portals of the Ibarra stonemason in the nearby town of Los Arcos. In addition, a slender tower with a high square shaft and a single body of bells with a half point between pilasters stands out. The tower is topped by a small dome with a lantern and numerous balls, a typical 18th century design in the region.
The interior of the church was decorated around 1800 with paintings and a series of neoclassical altarpieces, highlighting the main altarpiece, which comes from Logroño and was recognized in 1802 by Francisco Sabando, an artist from that city. The main altarpiece is adorned with six double columns and a carving of San Zoilo. The side altarpieces, dedicated to Our Lady of Snow and Saint Joseph, also frame courtly style paintings from the XNUMXth century.
Palatial Houses
In the center of this town, we can find impressive baroque style palaces, with monumental facades. These palaces are mainly found in a square near the parish church or in its surroundings. The most prominent of all is located on the main side of this square and was built in 1702. Its design has classicist influences and shares architectural similarities with the buildings of the Raón family in nearby Viana.Read more
The façade of this palace is characterized by its marked horizontality and a very orderly design, with a symmetrical distribution of windows and doors. It is composed of two floors and an attic built with ashlar. On the front, the pilasters with grooves and recesses that frame the main street, where the large entrance portal is located, stand out. The windows on the first floor and the balconies on the second follow a straight design and are decorated with batons that form details in the corners. In addition, they preserve their elaborate original ironwork. The façade also has three baroque shields, although from different periods.
A similar palace, located on Calle Real at number 2, has a similar architecture, although it does not reach the magnificence of the first mentioned.
