Frómista

Museo Histórico Etnográfico

The Ethnographic Historical Museum is located next to the church of San Pedro and is a private initiative. This space shows what was Frómista and Castilla in another era and offers visitors a tour of the different professions and trades, showing the characteristic tools and implements. It is the ideal place to appreciate the importance of the work and effort invested in labor and crafts, which today are preserved as a precious memory.

La Piedra del Milagro

The Miracle Stone is located in front of Pedro Fernández de Teresa who, according to legend, had borrowed money from a Jew who lived in the village and could not pay it back later. It was then that the Jew denounced him to the ecclesiastical authorities and they decided to excommunicate Don Pedro. Upon being excommunicated, Pedro returned the money to the Jew, but forgot to tell the ecclesiastical authority that the payment had been made.

Iglesia de San Pedro

The Church of San Pedro was designed by Juan de Escalante with a Gothic style in general, with the exception of the door, which dates back to the Renaissance presenting a structure of the ancient Roman semicircular arches with a neoclassical portico.

The church was designed by Juan de Escalante with a Gothic style in general, with the exception of the door, which dates back to the Renaissance presenting a structure of the ancient Roman arches with a neoclassical portico.

The interior of the church is divided into three wide naves covered with ribbed vaulting. It can be seen at a glance that the central nave is twisted, due to the fact that next to the church there is a stream that has caused the deviation of the structure.

Of what is preserved today it is worth mentioning the 17th century main altarpiece designed by Francisco de Trejo and the paintings in the side aisles depicting St. Joseph with the Child and a Crucified Christ painted by Gregorio Ferro, a disciple of Mengs.

Iglesia de San Martín

The 11th century Romanesque style church of San Martín was built by order of Doña Mayor de Castilla in 1066. As the years went by, elements such as chapels, sacristies, the bell tower over the current dome, etc. were added. These extensions significantly damaged the main structure of the church, so between 1896 and 1904 it was restored and all additions were removed, returning the original structure to the temple.

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Castillo

The Church of Our Lady of the Castle is completely empty inside, so visitors to the temple will have to be content with contemplating the beauty of the exterior.

The Church of Our Lady of the Castle is completely empty inside, so visitors to the temple will have to be content with contemplating the beauty of the exterior.

According to legend, the church was built by order of one of the lords of the town to clear his conscience before he died, due to the bad treatment he had given to his vassals. The temple was built in the same place of the castle and with the same stone, resulting in a Gothic style church, consisting of three naves separated by pillars and closed with a ribbed vault and a tower.

Ermita del Otero

The Ermita del Otero was far from the urban center of the town, so it had a lesser importance with respect to the rest of the churches of the town, which is why it was deteriorating, to such an extent that in the eighteenth century, the bishop of Palencia, gave order to destroy the temple except the transept. Then the bishop ordered to build walls around the transept to safeguard it.

At present you can still see the stones of the foundations of the old chapel and the sculptural remains of the niches of the side walls. A 13th century image of Our Lady of the Otero with the Child sitting on her knees is also preserved.