Church of San Blas Review

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Church of San Blas

  • Address: North side of central park, Nicoya
  • Phone: No phone

Fodor's Review:

Nicoya's only colonial landmark is the whitewashed, mission-style Church of San Blas. Originally built in 1644, the current church was reconstructed after the original was leveled by an 1831 earthquake. The spare interior is made grand by seven pairs of soaring carved-wood columns. Inside are folk-art wood carvings of the stations of the cross arrayed around the stark white walls, a small collection of 18th-century bronze mission bells, and some antique wooden saints. Arched doorways frame verdant views of park greenery and distant mountains.

  • Cost: By donation
  • Open: Erratic hours
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