The town is named after Saint Dominic de la Calzada, who aided the pilgrims travelling through the district.

The retable was sculpted in 1537-40 by Damián Forment in the Renaissance style.

A miracle is attributed to Dominic according to which two beheaded cooked chickens resurrected to testify in favor of a pilgrim wrongly accused of theft.

A pair of descendants of the chickens are kept at all times in the choir loft of the cathedral.

The Camino de Santiago is designated a serial World Heritage Site by UNESCO.