Santa Maria de les Franqueses

Santa Maria de les Franqueses is a church inside the municipality of Balaguer d a cultural asset of country wide interest. Three kilometers from Balaguer and at the proper bank of the River Segre the remains of the oldest monastery in the city are built. At present, the church is only preserved, in negative condition and destined for agricultural uses. Inside there are stays of a recent production of four flooring, which served as housing and agricultural warehouse. Apart from this creation, the authentic Romanesque structure is discovered.

It is a unique nave church, protected with a barrel vault slightly pointed on toral arches. The headboard is formed by way of an apseSemicircular, covered with area-round vault and illuminated via 3 home windows. Two half of-factor arches deliver get entry to to the fingers of the transept, which are blanketed with vaults of canyon perpendicular to the axis of the church. In the transept two absidioles are opened that don't appear outwardly, however which inside the interior form a three apse header.