Regional Museum of Sacred Art

The Regional Museum of Sacred Art is inside the church of Santa María, in the Plaza de España in Peñafiel, and brings together a good part of the religious heritage of the town and its region: altarpieces, carvings, documents and, above all, silver. It is a short visit, of about 45 minutes, and a good stop if you arrive before the castle opens or while waiting for your session.

What you will see

The highlight, according to the Town Council, is its collection of processional crosses, of national importance: numerous silver pieces worked between the 14th and 17th centuries. Among them is the Cross of the Saviour, in silver, the work of Cristóbal Romero in the 16th century. On Easter Sunday, a collection of silver crosses from Peñafiel and the region leads the procession of the Bajada del Ángel (Descent of the Angel), which leaves this church for the Plaza del Coso.

The museum also displays the original “Ordenanzas” (ordinances) that the Infante don Juan Manuel, nephew of Alfonso X the Wise and lord of the town, gave to Peñafiel, the place he preferred of all his estates. The visit is completed by the Altarpiece of the Souls, anonymous, from the school of Felipe Vigarny, 16th century; the Altarpiece of the Virgin, by Juan Ortiz the Elder, also 16th century, and a Romanesque Virgin of the 12th century, by an unknown author.

Opening hours and tickets

It is open on Saturday mornings and afternoons and on Sundays in the morning only. According to the November 2026 leaflet of the Valladolid Tourist Office, from October to March it opens on Saturday from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 16:30 to 19:00 and on Sunday from 11:00 to 14:00; the municipal website gives the winter afternoon as 17:00 to 19:00, and in summer, from 1 April to 30 September, from 17:00 to 20:00. In January and February it is closed to the public; groups wishing to visit in those months should contact the tourist office. On weekdays, groups by appointment only.

Admission costs €2.50. Groups of more than 20 people pay €2 per adult and €1.50 per child under 12. It can be bought together with other resources in the town with the Ribera Friendly tourist card, sold by the tourist office. Sometimes, within its opening hours, the museum closes for a while to attend to organised groups. Information at the tourist office: 983 881 526.

August and what to combine

Every year, throughout August, the tourist office in the Plaza del Coso moves inside the museum for the fiestas of Nuestra Señora and San Roque, so in August you can visit it Tuesday to Sunday in the morning. From the Plaza de España you walk up to the castle and Provincial Wine Museum along Calle Subida al Castillo, and in a few minutes you reach the Plaza del Coso. If you are more interested in everyday life than religious art, the Ribera House Museum has dramatised sessions at weekends.