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Contact Address:
Plaza
de la Inmaculada, s/n 34005
Palencia (Palencia)
Tel. +34 979701347 / Fax +34 979745314
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The undiscovered beauty.
The cathedral of the capital of Palencia includes examples of a range of different artistic styles.
The construction of Palencia Cathedral, known as “the undiscovered beauty”, began in the 14th century on the site of the crypt of San Antolín, and was completed in the 16th. Its exterior is in the flamboyant Gothic style and there are flamboyant Gothic, Isabelline, Plateresque and Renaissance styles in the interior. The floor plan has three naves with a transept and ambulatory, flanked by five small apses. All the vaults of the temple are ogival. Highlights of the Renaissance altarpiece in the Main Chapel include the paintings of Juan de Flandes. The retrochoir is in the Plateresque style and its altarpiece is the work of the painter Jan Joes. The interior of the cathedral houses the sarcophagus of Queen Doña Urraca and the tomb of Doña Inés de Osorio. Of particular note in the Cathedral Museum are a diptych by Berruguete and a San Sebastián by El Greco.
 | | | | Type of monument: Cathedral. | | | Period: 14th Century. | | | Style: Plateresque. | |
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| Information for visits | |
| Timetables: 1 May to 30 October, Monday-Friday: 10am-1:30pm and 4:30-7:30pm. 1 December to 30 April, Monday-Friday: 10am-1:30pm and 4-7pm. Saturdays: 10am-1:30pm and 4-5:30pm. Sundays and public holidays: 4:30-8pm.
Entry fee:
Cathedral: General admission: €1.50. Joint admission to cathedral and crypt: €2. Joint admission to cathedral, crypt and museum: €3..
Services: Bookshop. In-house publications. Guided tour. | | | | |
| Must see...... | | | | Main Chapel, retrochoir, sarcophagus of Doña Urraca, tomb of Doña Inés de Osorio, Cathedral Museum.
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| Surrounding area... | | | | The Diocesan Museum of Religious Art is situated in the Bishop’s Palace. Archaeological Museum, church of San Miguel, church of San Pablo.
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