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Sant Joan de Caselles

A Romanesque church with a tall bell tower in a mountain meadow, and a rare stucco figure of Christ inside.

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Open
Closed Mondays
Price
Paid
Time Needed
30 minutes
Address
Carretera General, AD100 CanilloDirections
Getting There
Just outside Canillo, about 25 minutes by bus from the capital.

Why Go

Built in the 11th and 12th centuries, the church has a three-story bell tower, a painted Renaissance altarpiece and the remains of a 12th-century Crucifixion in stucco and paint.

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