Discover Baños de Montemayor. Church Santa Catalina.

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5. CHURCH OF SANTA CATALINA
This small church is made of granite stone and lime-rendered ashlar masonry. The chancel is flat and the rectangular bell tower is attached to it.
The south door is a simple semicircular moulded arch, framed by an alfiz (a traditional islamic arch); On both sides you can see the shield of the Duke of Béjar, since it was the parish of Baños de Béjar, a town that belonged to the Kingdom of Castile and the diocese of Plasencia.
Yes, friends, later, when visiting the Roman road, we will reveal the secret of why there were two parishes in our town. The construction dates from the fifteenth century.
It is currently the Municipal Auditorium and in it, taking advantage of its magnificent acoustics, all kinds of musical, theatrical, magic, etc. performances take place.
At its feet you can see the monument that welcomes pilgrims who arrive in the town following the Camino Mozarabe or Camino del Sur, showing the symbols of the pilgrimage, the staff, the scallop shell and the gourd, and indicating the remaining distance to Santiago de Compostela.