SERRABLO CHURCHES

LOCATION

Locality: Satué

Where: Village centre

How to get there: From the N-330 take the turn-off for Satué and Lárrede at Sabiñánigo. It is also possible to get there from the A-136 from El Portalet to Sabiñánigo, taking the turn-off for Oliván, and subsequently for Lárrede. As you leave the south of Lárrede, take the turn-off that goes to Satué.

Signposting: Yes

Spatial orientation: Upper part of the village

The village of Satué is located in a small valley between Lárrede and Sabiñánigo, under the west side of Santa Orosia Mountain. It has some interesting houses from the 16^th and 17^th Centuries; the dates can be seen on the houses.

The most important site in the village is the Church, which is one of the Serrablo Churches (11^th Century). Of all the churches in the group, along with Saint Peter’s Church in Lárrede, Saint Andrew’s has a near perfect apse.

The Church suffered some serious damage during the Spanish Civil War, but its apse remained intact with its exceptionally beautiful workmanship. Crowning the rectangular nave is a semi-circular apse with a semi dome, a frieze of columns between two cords under the eaves, seven wall arches and in the centre a double-splayed semi-circular arched window. Three semi-circular windows in a triangle form open out onto the gable end. The portal, with a semi-circular double arch,is in the south facade which also has two large windows that are splayed on the inside

The Church has been declared a Property of Cultural Interest (and a Historic/Artistic Monument since 1982).