Iglesia Real de San Nicolás de Medina - Huete, Cuenca

Jörge

Templo católico construido en el siglo XVIII por los arquitectos fray Domingo Ruiz de Ris y Juan de Sierra Torres, y por los maestros Juan de Palacios y Cristóbal de Hernansaiz. La iglesia pertenece al Colegio de Jesuitas de Huete, y presenta planta de cruz latina formada por una sola nave con capillas laterales y cubierta por bóvedas de lunetos y una cúpula de media naranja sobre el crucero. Destaca la portada principal, de estilo barroco, compuesta por una puerta enmarcada por pilastras acanalado y una hornacina en la parte superior, además del escudo de armas de Carlos III. En su interior destaca el retablo mayor del siglo XVIII dedicado a San Juan Evanhelista, procedente de la Iglesia de Mazarulleque

Mariano T.

Sede de San Juan Evangelista. Recientemente restaurada. Magnifico barroco

Concepcion H. S.

San Juan 2019

Vanesa L. A.

Un lugar obligado de paso si estás visitando la zona

Felip C. N.

Buen sitio para tomar una cerveza.

Mariano M. D.

Hermosa iglesia barroca.

Miguel ?. M. L.

Magnifico lugar

Leslie J. P.

These 2 reviews are not about the church, but the fiestas that are associated with this town.

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In Huete, there are 2 main religious fiestas in May, from the 2 neighbourhoods (barrios) - Barrio de Atienza with San Juan Evangelista - & 2 weeks later - Barrio de San Gil with Santa Quiteria.

The first main procession will end at this church & it’s very impressive. There’s a lot of dancing while holding this statue aloft on the float. Impressive, because it looks to be a hefty piece of work.

The photos that you will take with have ‘a sea of faces’, because it is very popular.
I recommend 👍😀

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Here in Huete, I was first introduced to the word, “Galopeo”. With my initial translation, it’s like galloping (horse-like) - running off at great speed. Proving again, that you can’t always apply direct translations with Spanish & English.

This is a cross between procession & charanga. A brass band follows a group of people down a road or around the town. The music makes the people dance & then more people come to dance. At the scheduled time, not many people are present. It’s like, “I don’t want to sit at the front of the class”.

Then they’re off (not galloping). The music at the end of each tune does speed up & the dancing becomes more frantic which may suggest the ‘galloping’, I suppose. Then with the next tune, all is as expected.

Now, with many non-religious processions, you would expect to see a lot of alcohol consumed, but the dancers are holding hands in large & small circles. Only the spectators can have a glass or bottle in their hands.
Or a camera & a bottle, in my case.
Cheers 👍
Opps, they’re off again!