Iglesia de San Martín de Tours (San Martín del Rey Aurelio)

Iglesia de San Martín de Tours (San Martín del Rey Aurelio)
Location Asturias,  Spain

San Martín de Tours is a rural Roman Catholic parish church in the parish of San Martín, near Sotrondio, in the territory of the municipality of San Martín del Rey Aurelio in Asturias, Spain.

The first church at the site was likely erected in the 9th century in a pre-Romanesque style. The present church was built over the centuries. Since its original building it has undergone several reforms. The exterior of the temple is white, except the doors and openings that are built with masonry. At the top is a belfry. The church was rebuilt after subject to arson during the Spanish Civil War.

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