IGLESIA SANTA MARIA DEL AZOGUE

Located in the centre of the city, it is the main artistic monument of Benavente. The name Azogue derives from the Arabic name for a market, since it was held here in the Middle Ages. It is a twelfth century Romanesque church with a Latin cross floor plan, five apses, three naves and a large transept with four ribbed vaults. Inside, the 13th century gothic sculptures are noteworthy, preserving their original polychromy.