Hermitage of Cristo de la Piedad in Alfafara

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Located on the outskirts of the town. The date of construction is unknown, but some people remember that it was rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1961, the roof and the garden were repaired and a dozen cypress trees were planted.

This building in pentagonal prism built of masonry, gabled roof of curved tile. The whitewashed façade, except for a cement plinth and an ornament in the corners imitating ashlars. Above the door, a small horizontal oval, above it a wrought iron lantern (now disappeared) and, above it, the hollow of the belfry integrated into the same façade. This is finished off at an angle with graceful curves reminiscent of the Baroque style. The interior shows blue-washed walls until the birth of the vaulted ceiling. On the left wall there is a ceramic altarpiece representing the XIII Station, “Cristo Muerto en la Cruz” (Christ Dead on the Cross), the only remaining part of the old Via-Crucis that reached the chapel.