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Iglesia Matriz San Pedro de Cañar
Καλύτερη ώρα για επίσκεψη
On Sunday mornings, a visit can best be combined with mass and the opening of the big market, so everything gets done in the same morning. In the early hours, the light through the rose window falls exactly on the altar, which is the most beautiful moment for photographing the interior.
Συμβουλές προϋπολογισμού
Entry is free all year round, and a donation of one to two dollars is left for candles and maintenance of the bells. At the Sunday market nearby, you will find the cheapest corn bread, so combine shopping with your visit and cover part of your lunch cost.
Συνιστάται για
Lovers of Baroque art, Photographers looking for different shots, Families with children, Travelers eager for local customs
Οργανώστε την επίσκεψή σας
45-60 min
Σχετικά
Γρήγορα στοιχεία: The cedar altar inside shines with gilding in nine layers even when only candles burn. The sacristy hides 46 silver chalices, the oldest of which bears the engraved year 1652 and is more than 370 years old.
Αξιοσημείωτα: Before the corn harvest, parishioners light 33 candles a day for three days before the statue of the patron saint, a custom recorded in the registers as far back as the 18th century. From the western side chapel opens a unique view of the terraces that their ancestors carved, so in the autumn light everything is dressed in gold.
Εσωτερικές συμβουλές
- Wear comfortable shoes, the stone pavement is slippery in the rainy season, and the bell tower stairs are steep and narrow.
- The best photo is taken from halfway up the bell tower stairs about an hour before sunset, when the rooftops turn red in the last light.
- Skip Wednesday afternoon, as the interior is closed then due to a big cleaning after mass.
- Bring your own bottle of water because there is no fountain in the square, the nearest one is about a ten-minute walk toward the stream.
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