Callosa de Segura [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Callosa de Segura
Callosa de Segura () is a municipality in the "comarca" of Vega Baja del Segura in the Valencian Community, Spain. It contains the historic monument of the Church of St Martin.
Callosa de Segura is a traditional Spanish-speaking town located north-west of Orihuela. It can be reached via the A-7 (E15) motorway, junction 79, or from the AP-7 motorway, junction 733 and is situated just 30 minutes from Alicante and Murcia airports and 30 minutes from Guardamar beach.
San Martin, Callosa de Segura
San Martín, Obispo de Tours is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic arciprestal church (iglesia arciprestal) located in the town of in Callosa de Segura, Alicante, Spain. It has been declared a historic monument.
History.
It was built in the 16th century and is an example of a Renaissance hall-church, with a nave and two aisles of equal height with vaults resting on tall classical columns, responding to a model not found elsewhere in province of Valencia.