St. Vincent the Martyr Church · Frías

The Church of San Vicente Mártir, ordered to be built by Alfonso VIII after the granting of the charter of Frías, is in Romanesque style with a Latin cross plan and three naves. Its high crenellated tower, which reinforces the defensive character of the city, and its Romanesque portico, decorated with sculptures, stand out. After a collapse in 1906 that damaged the tower and the structure, the portico was sold and today is exhibited in the Cloisters Museum in New York. The interior houses three baroque and neoclassical altarpieces, and the chapel of the Visitation, with a wrought iron grille and a 16th century altarpiece by Juan de Borgoña. The church combines several styles, predominantly baroque.