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Church of Santo Domingo de Silos, Pajares

Santo Domingo de Silos church in Pajares, Sotorribas, is 13th-century Romanesque with alterations from the 17th and 20th centuries. It has a nave with a timber roof, a semicircular apse and a bell gable as wide as the nave. Inside is a small altarpiece transitional between Romanesque and Gothic, with Nativity scenes and traces of colour.

Aerial view of the church of Santo Domingo de Silos and the houses of Pajares
The church of Pajares and its surroundings, from the air in 2024. Photo: «Ortoimagen», Sistema Cartográfico Nacional (2024) · CC BY 4.0
Municipality
Sotorribas
  • Romanesque
  • Campichuelo
  • Pajares
  • Sotorribas
  • Altarpiece

A rectangular nave of rubble stone with ashlar corners, covered by a timber roof frame with tie beams running from side to side; a straight chancel and semicircular apse; a bell gable spanning the full width of the façade. This is the church of Pajares, in Sotorribas, dating from the 13th century, altered in the 17th and 20th centuries. The entrance has a pointed arch with plain voussoirs.

Its most distinctive feature is inside: a small altarpiece transitional between Romanesque and Gothic, with scenes of the Nativity still retaining traces of paint.

Plan your visit

On the Campichuelo Romanesque route. To see the altarpiece, ask in the village for the key.

Carry on from here

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect Church of Santo Domingo de Silos, Pajares with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of Church of Santo Domingo de Silos, Pajares Abia de la ObispalíaAlbalate de las NoguerasAlbendeaArandilla del ArroyoArcos de la SierraChillarón de CuencaArrancacepasBascuñana de San PedroBuciegasBuenache de la SierraCanalejas del ArroyoCañamaresCañaverasCañizaresCastejónCastillejo-SierraCastillo-AlbaráñezLa CiervaCuencaFresneda de la SierraLa FronteraFuertescusaGascueñaHuélamoHueteLagunasecaLas MajadasMarianaOlmeda de la CuestaOlmedilla de ElizPalomeraLa PeralejaPineda de GigüelaPortillaPoyatosPriegoSan Pedro PalmichesSanta María del ValTorralbaTorrejoncillo del ReyTragaceteUñaValdeolivasVega del CodornoVillaconejos de TrabaqueVillalba de la SierraVillanueva de GuadamejudVillar de Domingo GarcíaVillar del InfantadoVillarejo de la PeñuelaVillas de la VentosaZarzuelaFuentenava de JábagaLos ValdecolmenasSotorribasVillar y Velasco PNSC-S2: Los CallejonesPR-CU 104: Sendero de la dehesa de los OlmosPR-CU 114: Sendero del Cucurucho y la HocecillaPR-CU 115: Sendero de la DehesaPR-CU 22: Ruta de El Calahorrano y el cerro de la CuevaPR-CU 23: Ruta del Covacho y El CallejónPR-CU 24: Ruta del cerro Calera y Los VallejosPR-CU 26: Ruta de la fuente de la HerreríaPR-CU 27: Ruta del Pado de NavelíarPR-CU 28: Ruta de las Fuentecillas y Los CallejonesPR-CU 30: Ruta del Gollizno y Las CanterasPR-CU 33: Ruta de la Piedra YunquePR-CU 35: Sendero de Los CeñosPR-CU 36: Sendero de la hoz del HuécarPR-CU 41: Sendero de la fuente del GalloPR-CU 42: Ruta del mirador del RodenalPR-CU 43: Ruta de la ribera del Escabas y La CerroyaPR-CU 48: De la Alcarria a la SierraSL-CU 10: Ruta de las Hoces de CuencaSL-CU 11: Ruta de la hoz del Júcar y San JuliánSL-CU 12: Sendero del HocinoSL-CU 13: Sendero del Cañizar Sotorribas
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