Santa Maria de Blanes

We find references to the temple of Santa María de Blanes in documentation dating back to the year 974, but it is not until the 13th century that the temple, which has partially survived to this day, is built.

This Gothic-style church, consisting of a main nave and two side ones, was mainly financed by the viscounts of Cabrera, a powerful feudal house with extensive territorial control.

In July 1936, in the context of the Spanish Civil War, one of the most dramatic chapters in the history of the temple was written. An intense fire caused the building to collapse. The facade and the bell tower were the only structures that remained standing. In 1940, once the war was over, the reconstruction of the church began. The cost was partially covered by the initiative carried out by the Francoist government to rebuild the destroyed temples.