pretty little town on the Camino Frances. It was founded in 1219 and received city rights in 1630. Many baroque and renaissance facades testify to the heyday in the 16th to 18th centuries
Special and richly decorated church from around 1500 with a statue of St Jacob inside plus an image of Santiago Matamoros. The south portal with its far overhanging Renaissance-style roof is very special.
From the 13th century it was the first church built in the town. Located on the west side of the town, the church and gardens are one of the most interesting monuments in Viana.
Lapobación is a medieval settlement that probably arose from its location in the natural passage between the rocky ridges of limestone between the north and the south. It is part …