San Nikolas Eliza
Iglesia de San Nicolás
Landmark · Casco Viejo
Twin Baroque towers beside the Arenal, with a domed interior and richly carved altarpieces.
San Nicolás marks the edge of the Casco Viejo beside the Arenal. Opened in 1756, the church pairs a twin-towered Baroque façade with an unusually compact interior arranged beneath a dome.
If it is open when you pass, look for the rococo altarpieces and sculpture associated with Juan Pascual de Mena. It is a working church, so fit a quiet look around the building's worship rather than treating it as a timed museum stop.
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