Iglesia de Deià

Religious | Deià

The parish church of San Juan Bautista is a construction of a single nave and barrel vault. Dating from the 14th century, it had to be rebuilt in the 18th century due to a fire. It is flanked by a defense tower that has served as a bell tower since the 16th century. The landscape and the popular architecture on the way up to the church, located at the top of the mountain of Deià, stand out. The interior is simple, with a central nave with barrel vault and four chapels on the sides separated by Ionic style pillars. The chapel of the Blood stands out, with a Christ from 1625 and a Virgin of Lluc. In the chapel of San Sebastiá there is a Gothic carving of Saint Onofre rescued from the fire. The altarpiece of the main altar, in Renaissance style, is by Josep Sastre (1777). It is of interest the way up to the church for its splendid landscape, marked by a tiled cross, and a set of prototypical buildings of the popular architecture of the mountain.