Iglesia de San Mateo
Iglesia de San Mateo is the main church of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz, Spain. It was supposed to have been built in 1506 on the remains of an old mosque, although worship at the church has only been mentioned in documents since 1534, another date given for its inauguration.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Tarifa, Spain
- Also known as: “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Tarifa and Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Tarifa - Mercedes Gaibrois.
Castle of Tarifa
Castle
Photo: Nicolas Vollmer, CC BY 2.0.
The Castle of Tarifa, also known as Castle of Guzmán el Bueno or Castle of the Guzmáns is a castle in the coastal town of Tarifa in Spain. Castle of Tarifa is situated 230 metres southwest of Iglesia de San Mateo.
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Tarifa - Mercedes Gaibrois
Library
Photo: Luis Rogelio HM, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Tarifa - Mercedes Gaibrois is a library, which is situated 160 metres south of Iglesia de San Mateo.
Puerta de Jerez
City gate
Photo: Wolfram.eberius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Puerta de Jerez is a city gate, which is situated 250 metres west of Iglesia de San Mateo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punta de Tarifa and El Cuartón.
Punta de Tarifa
Locality
Photo: Spot Image, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Punta de Tarifa is the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and Continental Europe. It is located in the province of Cádiz and the autonomous community of Andalusia on the Atlantic end of the Straits of Gibraltar.
El Cuartón
Hamlet
El Cuartón is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain. It is located 13.7 kilometres by road southwest of the city centre of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 9.7 kilometres away, and it lies just to the southwest of El Bujeo. El Cuartón is situated 8 km northeast of Iglesia de San Mateo.
El Bujeo
Hamlet
El Bujeo is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located about 9 miles southwest of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 11 kilometres away, and it lies between the villages of El Pelayo and El Cuartón. El Bujeo is situated 10 km northeast of Iglesia de San Mateo.
Iglesia de San Mateo
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.01348° or 36° 0′ 49″ northLongitude
-5.6018° or 5° 36′ 7″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Levels
2Height
0.1 metres (0.33 feet)Open location code
8C8P297X+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 185872781OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
10341346Wikidata ID
Q5910818
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Iglesia de San Mateo” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
- French: “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
- Galician: “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
- German: “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Mateo (Tarifa)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Mateo”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Mayor de San Mateo”
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