CHURCH OF SANTA MARÍA: Built on an old Muslim mosque in the 16th century, it became the church of El Rabal. It has a single nave, which seems to become three when drilling the interior buttresses. Its polygonal head does not have an ambulatory, and its ribbed vaults unload on pillars with attached semi-columns bearing engraved Renaissance reliefs. The Renaissance can also be seen in an interior door that leads to the sacristy, being one more element of this style located in our city. The façade is framed by a Baroque portico, while the tower, two-thirds free of its perimeter, is compared to that of Santiago.
Location: Plaza de Santa María.
Contact: Tel 965803893. Email: crv.villena@gmail.com
Hours: Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Every day from 6 to 8:30 p.m. For groups or after hours, arrange a visit C. R. Visitors.
Free entrance.