Sant Pere Apòstol

The church of Sant Pere Apòstol is Agost's parish church, with a 36-metre bell tower visible from much of the town and the market gardens around it. The main nave was built between 1610 and 1649, and the building was expanded through the 17th and 18th centuries with new chapels, the priest's house and other adjoining rooms.

History and legend

During restoration work on one of the church's buttresses, a face carved into the stone turned up, holding a set of keys, which locals identified as Saint Peter. Local tradition adds a legend to the story: according to the town, a witch once tried to stop the church from being built in the centre of Agost, a tale still told alongside the building's official history.

What to see

The church stands in the centre of the old town, at the heart of a walk through Agost's pottery quarter, and its bell tower acts as a landmark on the way to the Museo de Alfarería or the Ermita de las Santas Justa y Rufina. The Baroque facade and the bulk of the bell tower are the main architectural draw, since the interior is mostly open to visitors during religious celebrations.

A walk around the church also brings you close to the pottery workshops still active on the nearby streets, the best way to understand how a town this size packs so much religious and craft heritage into such a small space.