Santa María la Mayor Church

Contact details

Plaza del Pan s/n
45600 Talavera de la Reina, Toledo (Castile-La Mancha)
oficinaturismo@talavera.org
www.turismotalavera.com
Tel.:+34 925800547
Tel.:+34 925826322
Fax.:+34 925806614

Location

Autonomous region: Castile-La Mancha
Province/Island: Toledo

Description

Transitional Gothic.

A flamboyant rose window stands out on its Gothic-Mudejar façade.

It is a 13th-century Gothic church. It has a rectangular plan and 3 naves without a transept and 3 apses. At the end of the building, there is a tower on the left-hand side and, alongside the outside naves, there are various chapels. Within the church, the 15th-century mural paintings, the 16th-century chapels decorated with tiles (one of them created by Ruíz de Luna) and the tomb of the Loaysa knight are outstanding.

Construction: Church
Artistic period: Gothic
Historic period: 14th century