Asociación Mestre Mateo
Galicia Sacred Heritage Route · Lugo and the Camino

17Church of San Nicolao de Portomarín

Portomarín · Galicia

A Romanesque fortress-church moved stone by stone when the Belesar reservoir flooded the old town. Its great rose window and portal, from the circle of the Mestre Mateo, make it singular; it served the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.

Chronology and style
13th c. · Transitional Romanesque · Church of the Order of Saint John
Ways and routes
CAMINO FRANCÉS (FRENCH WAY)