Torres del Rio - Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro

Torres del Rio was known already to Aymeric Picaud, author the Codex Calixtinus. He warned his readers of the treacherous river Linares "near Torres in Navarre". Not only humans, even horses would have died, after having drunk water from that river.

Around 1100 monks from Santa Maria la Real de Irache (25kms east) built a convent here to support the pilgrims. I had come to visit the octogonal Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro, seen here in the center.