Sto. Domingo de la Calzada

The church is dedicated to Domingo, a monk who developed most of the area. It is super lavish, which feels odd, considering the relative frugality of the hamlets around it.

It houses a pen with a hen and cock which traced back to a story about a chicken coming alive on a plate to prove a boy’s innocence.

I usually don’t go into churches. Their lavishness annoys me, paying 5€ (the cost of a nights sleep) to a diocese that proudly displays millions of dollars in gold and silver feels wrong. But since this one is the sister church of my home in Schondorf, Bavaria, I had to.Read more