Herbon Peppers route

Church of Santa María de Herbón

Church of Santa María de Herbón

The Romanesque church is built in the area which bears the famous Herbón peppers.

This 12th-century building was ordered to be built by Bishop Gelmírez, as indicated by inscription on the left capital of the church apse. It only has a single nave, featuring buttresses and decoration in Compostela’s Romanesque style, although what attracts and