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Ermita del Santo Cristo de Calzadilla y la leyenda del lagarto

Calzadilla, Valle del Alagón, Cáceres

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Ermita del Santo Cristo de Calzadilla y la leyenda del lagarto

Curiosity · Calzadilla, Valle del Alagón, Cáceres

Romanesque-Gothic hermitage that holds the carved figure of the Cristo de la Agonía, a work by the Italian sculptor Lucas Mitata; local tradition links this image to the legendary story of the lizard of Calzadilla. The village's name comes from an old Roman road that linked Coria with Guijo.

Photo: Ele (Tagzania user ID: 5351) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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