Iglesia de Santa Maria de Lebena
Iglesia de Santa Maria de Lebena
Iglesia de Santa Maria de Lebena
4.5
What is Travelers’ Choice?
Tripadvisor gives a Travelers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travelers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor.
The area
Reach out directly
Best nearby
Restaurants
2 within 3 miles
Attractions
21 within 6 miles
Contribute
Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.
Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as wait time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.
Popular mentions
4.5
184 reviews
Excellent
126
Very good
46
Average
6
Poor
3
Terrible
3
markinmiami
miami beach315 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
The church is of the main road to Potes, located in a beautiful spot, and it’s a charming mix of pre-Romanesque and Mozarabic art, and Baroque country sacral art. It’s two euros and you cannot take pictures inside, just make sure you don’t arrive during their siesta between 130 and 4pm. The tours are in Spanish but there’s also an English handout.
Written May 25, 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
PhilipyFelipe
St. Petersburg, FL66 contributions
Sep 2017 • Friends
Wow. It claims to be the oldest pre-Romanesque monument in Cantabria. It's an amazing old church with moorish style arches, which is curious, because the Moors never reached this far themselves. The tour is only in Spanish, but they have placards to hand out in English. It's a very small, country attraction and you have to wait outside for the next tour to begin, but a great little find if you're in the Picos de Europa.
Written October 1, 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Catharina50
Eindhoven, The Netherlands7,129 contributions
Sep 2016 • Couples
To visit this lovely very early Christian church (Xth century) takes only a 1 km detour from the main route to Potes/Fuente De. It has mozarabic elements inside and out, and is unique as such in this Northern part of Spain. For a small fee you can visit the interior, which is wonderful. But it is frustrating that it is not allowed to take pictures (of course without flash): why is that?!
The free standing bell tower is of later age, as well as a small cemetry. Next to the church is century old olive tree, possibly dating back to the origins of the church. When walking around the church, unfortunately you notice a lot of litter, that requires cleaning up. Ample parking space. Suggested visiting time: 30 minutes.
The free standing bell tower is of later age, as well as a small cemetry. Next to the church is century old olive tree, possibly dating back to the origins of the church. When walking around the church, unfortunately you notice a lot of litter, that requires cleaning up. Ample parking space. Suggested visiting time: 30 minutes.
Written October 15, 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
paloma393
Malaga, Spain25 contributions
Jul 2021
Beautiful little church in an incredible area. One of the most ancienne churches in Spain. The guide is from the village and she has plenty of stories to share!
Written July 23, 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Brian K
Washington DC, DC57 contributions
Aug 2016 • Family
An extraordinary beautiful church built in the 900's with Celtic and some moorish influences attributed to Christian craftsmen that fled the southern part of Spain that was under moorish rule. Only one of two of these type of Romanesque churches that remain in this part of Cantabria that abuts with Asturias.
The church is in great shape with loads of history. Tours were only conducted in Spanish and was worth the 1.5 Euro entrance fee.
The church is in great shape with loads of history. Tours were only conducted in Spanish and was worth the 1.5 Euro entrance fee.
Written August 18, 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Simon W
Canterbury, UK118 contributions
Jul 2016 • Couples
This exceptional Mozarabic church is one of the most important remnants of this example of architecture in Europe. It is fabulous to visit but it would be reasonable to have a record of this. If the church were to produce its own photos or postcards that would be fine but to ban all photographs is nonsensical and completely ,frustrating.
If you visit the church for its carvings and architected tire,chick are stunning, you have to understand that you will have no record of your visit because of this shortsighted policy.
Instead of charging 2 Euros for entrance,ctheyvwould raise a lot more money for sustainability if they charged more and allowed tourists to make a record of their visit. Grrrr!
Most unimpressed.
If you visit the church for its carvings and architected tire,chick are stunning, you have to understand that you will have no record of your visit because of this shortsighted policy.
Instead of charging 2 Euros for entrance,ctheyvwould raise a lot more money for sustainability if they charged more and allowed tourists to make a record of their visit. Grrrr!
Most unimpressed.
Written July 18, 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
adagio503
London60 contributions
Aug 2014 • Couples
Beautiful and ancient church in the middle of the countryside in the foothills of the Picos. Not to be missed if you are in the area. As with many attractions in this part of Spain it seems, you are not allowed to take pictures inside. Can't see any good reason why not and it is very frustrating but still a wonderful experience to see a building as old and as special as this.
Written August 10, 2014
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Przemysław W
Wroclaw, Poland19 contributions
Sep 2016 • Couples
This place is simply amazing, the altar, the sculptures, the pillars, even the smell tells you about amazing history of this place. You can't take photos, the ticket costs 1,5€, but you get the flyer telling about the church in many languages.
Written September 27, 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
toniShanghai
shanghai674 contributions
Jun 2016 • Couples
This is a lovely small church in a stunning area. We were given a booklet in English to take round with us and they have most other languages as well, somewhat of a rarity in Spain as many places seem to offer only Spanish text. It cost 2.5 Euro to look round for us it was worth it.
Written June 23, 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Jac-and-Jek
Madrid, Spain1,027 contributions
Oct 2015 • Couples
The church of Santa María de Lebeña is in the way between Potes and the coast in the Desfiladero de la Hermida, an amazing location and a thrilling driving. The church has some interesting Mozarabic elements in its construction providing a hint of the mix of styles and cultures that populated Spain during the Reconquista.
Written October 15, 2015
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
No questions have been asked about this experience
*Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing