This chapel holds the patron of the village, the Virgen de Belén. She can be found some three kilometres from the built-up area alongside the River Ruecas, surrounded by quartzite rock walls, which makes a natural passage on the way to Guadalupe. Within its walls, and in the paintings which decorate its apse, the passing centuries have combined Mudejar, baroque, and rococo styles to give rise to a most unusual image. This is a outstanding building with a historical, artistic, and heritage value complemented by its exceptional surroundings.
This small Mudejar chapel is located on the way to the Real Monasterio de Guadalupe shortly before the hill of the Puerto Llano in the so-called Valley of Belén.
It has undergone extensions to the original construction and consists of a single rectangular nave and a curious hexagonal apse.
The whole of the exterior construction is of stone with the exception of the arrises of the apse and its windows, which are of brick. This gives the ensemble an austere and sober appearance.
The nave which occupies the whole of the interior consists of a succession of brick arches which start at ground level and support the longitudinal barrel vault. The whole of the interior is clean and white with the exception of the last section of the vault and the area of the transept which show profuse ornamentation. On the transept there is an exceptional ensemble of 17th-century baroque friezes on which stand out astral elements such as the sun or the moon and various plant motifs, decorations based on leaves of acanthus, and allegories such as that of the Tree of Life.
