Iglesia de San José

Iglesia de San José stands at the former southern edge of the town, beneath the Risco de San José in Spain. Its ashlar façade forms a compact neoclassical composition, with a carved stone portal, gable, bell-gable and pinnacles. Low side buildings act as buttresses and open into covered loggias with lowered arches and carved gargoyles.

Inside, a single rectangular nave extends beneath a plastered barrel vault, while stone pilasters rise into transverse arches. Splayed stone openings at one level spread an even light across the interior. Diego Nicolás Eduardo is associated with the design, which took shape around 1780. Restoration under Luis Alemany in the 1980s strengthened the foundations and threatened vault, waterproofed the structure, and restored the lateral porches shown in early plans.

Removing the main altarpiece exposed a sequence of stone arches behind it, and the retable moved to the former sacristy. Bien de Interés Cultural protection recognises the building as a Monumento. Look back at the façade: the carved corners, arches and gargoyles catch the light differently across the stone.