Santa María Cathedral

This church is located in the square with the same name, and has the rank of cathedral (1957) because it shares the Episcopal headquarters with the cathedral of the Coria. Its construction started at the end of the XIII Century, on the ruins of what seems to be an old mosque.

It consists of three naves divided into five bays by pointed arches that lean on composed Gothic pillars. They are covered by a rib vault. There are two side chapels next to the chancel, and other two on the area of the Epístola (Epistle) and the Renaissance choir.

Inside, we should pay special attention to the door of the sacristy, carried out by Alonso de Torralba in 1525, a beautiful example of the Gothic style from Extremadura. The altarpiece of the Major Altar is a Renaissance work carried out by Roque Balduque in 1551 using cedar wood. The baptismal font was carried out with marble in the XIV Century. There are also numerous headstones, tombs and sarcophagus, as well as a rich collection of liturgical objects from the XV and XIX centuries.

At the foot of the tower, we can find the bronze statue of San Pedro de Alcántara, by Pérez Comendador. The exterior of the building is transition from Romanesque to Gothic style. It has Renaissance characteristics in the tower and the choir.

This temple also houses a sacred art museum.