Welcome to Santa Maria la Real in Deba, a historic temple situated at Plaza Zaharra 7. Built primarily between the 15th and 17th centuries, the structure is a large limestone building with sandstone finishes, featuring a rectangular plan, a cloister, and five chapels opening between the buttresses of the walls.
The interior is organized in a salon layout with three naves of the same height, covered with star-shaped rib vaults created by Juan Martínez de Arrona in the 16th century. A major highlight is the Retablo Mayor de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, designed by Bernabé Cordero in 1662 and completed by Pedro de Alloitiz in 1668. Additionally, Pedro de Alloitiz built the side altarpieces in 1683. The church was declared a well of cultural interest and included in the Tesoro Artístico Nacional by a decree of 3 June 1931, and it forms part of the Camino de Santiago de la Costa.
The history of the location dates back to 1343, when the village of Monreal de Icíar was moved to a coastal location to become Monreal de Deva. A document from 1390 confirms that meetings of the council were held in a temple at that time. It features a magnificent polychrome doorway built in 1465, inspired by the doorway of Santa María de los Reyes in Laguardia, which was painted in 1682 by Diego de Zarate.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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