Don Benito Travel Guide May. 2015 | Page 9

Santa Maria Church Located in San Gregorio neighborhood, it was built in 1888 like San Juan Church, thanks to the generous donation of Mrs. Consuelo Torre. Of Neo-Romanesque it has a façade sparsely decorated with a side tower and in the interior there are three navels with a Latin cross. It was declared a parish in 1896. Convent of Las Carmelitas Descalzas It was founded in 1883 in one of the most representative streets in the town. The convent chapel shows the image of Christ which was used in the film Marcelino pan y vino. Cultural Centre This unique, modern, functional building was designed by the famous architect Rafael Moneo. Inside it there is an event room, exhibition halls and the Francisco Valdés Public Library.