🇪🇸 San Bartolomé Church - Logroño's Oldest Treasure ⛪✨

📍 C. San Bartolomé, 2, 26001 Logroño, La Rioja A Stone Bible from the 12th Century Step into 900 years of history at Logroño's oldest church! This Romanesque-Gothic hybrid (declared a National Monument in 1866) sits at Marker #9 on the French Way to Santiago (612km to go!). 🏰 Architectural Time Capsule Tower & Portal: The 13th-century Gothic doorway erupts from Romanesque roots like a heavenly exclamation mark! ✝️ 19-Panel "Stone Comic": Watch St. Bartholomew's story unfold in carvings: 👑 Curing a mad princess ⚔️ Battling pagan idols (dramatic demon-exorcising scenes!) 😱 Gruesome martyrdom - flayed alive by allegorical figures of Vanity, Lust & Laziness! 🎨 Inside Secrets Three naves with star-ribbed vaults ✨ 16th-century choir window - added to "let God's light in" during renovations Ghost of an altarpiece - the original white-gold Baroque beauty vanished, leaving mystery... Why Pilgrims Love It 🤎 Camino Magic: Feel centuries of footsteps in its worn stones Dark Medieval Drama: Those carvings will haunt your imagination! Hidden Geometry: Octagonal pillars create sacred symmetry #CaminoDeSantiago #HiddenHistory #SpanishGothic #Logroño