The Cathedral of Santa María in Ciudad Rodrigo is one of the best late Romanesque complexes in Castilla y León. Its construction began in the last third of the twelfth century, hence its plant follows the lines of the Romanesque of the time (three naves plus one of transept and a head of three staggered apses of semicircular profile) but its long duration (more than one century) caused that its vaulting is already Gothic. As remarkable elements, it is necessary to mention the wonderful portals of the hastiales of the cruise: the one of the Chains, the one of Amayuelas and the one of the Forgiveness or of the Glory.

The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Salamanca was raised from an early medieval temple. The works began under the promotion of the bishop Jerónimo de Perigord at the beginning of the 12th century begun by the major apse. Initially it had a marked defensive aspect, with such elements as parapets and battlements, as well as a blunt tower, by it she is known as ” Salamancan Fortis “. Stands out the Tower of the Rooster, dome that crowns the cruise, which construction places about the year 1150.

The cathedral of Zamora was begun to construct in 1151. Nevertheless, successive modifications have spoilt his aspect to a great extent. The grand one toasts strength it was constructed later, in the XIIIth though it continued using the styles of the Romanesque one still when the Gothic already was left to feel in the zone. But no doubt, the most emblematic element of the temple is his magnificent dome that has come complete to the present day.

The collegiate church of Santa Maria la Mayor of Toro began his construction in the 12th century. His famous dome is inspired in that of the cathedral of Zamora. But not only the dome, the temple in yes is a small copy of the cathedral zamorana, though it possesses an own captivation. His head-board emphasizes triabsidal that stands out for his size, height and decoration.