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Poblet, Santes Creus and Vallbona
- Have you seen the three royal monasteries of Catalonia? Poblet, Santes Creus and Vallbona, three amazing and unique monumental sites, both for their architectural beauty and for their spiritual essence. They are located on the Cistercian Route and you can now visit all three with a single admission pass.
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The Cistercian Route is a fascinating journey that takes you back to medieval times through three historic monasteries in Catalonia: the Poblet Monastery, the Santes Creus Monastery and the Vallbona de les Monges Monastery. With a tour through idyllic landscapes, you will discover the majestic monasteries that are witnesses of the architectural ...
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- Pedralbes Monastery. One of the very few monasteries within the limits of the city of Barcelona, this Gothic monastery located in the Pedralbes district was founded by Queen Elisenda de Montcada in 1327 has been a remarkable testimonial of the history of Barcelona and Catalonia.
- Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery. The origin of this Benedictine Monastery is unknown but the first documentation of its existence dates from 878, IV century.
- Poblet Monastery. The Cistercian order highly contributed to the repopulation of Catalonia, with the construction of impressive monasteries in a style than transitions from Romanesque to Gothic.
- Sant Benet del Bages Monastery. It was a Benedictine monastery founded in 950, nowadays one of the best maintained medieval monasteries in Catalonia. The community abandoned the monastery in 1907, and it was later on bought by the family of a famous local painter, Ramon Casas, a key character of the Catalan modernist movement.
Poblet Monastery is located in the south of Catalonia, in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in the municipality of Vimbodí. It is one of the largest and most complete Cistercian abbeys in the world. It was built in the 12th to 15th centuries around a church that dates to the 13th century.
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As the name of the route suggests, it is particularly noteworthy for its unique route linking three of the most important Cistercian monasteries in Catalonia: the Monastery of Santes Creus, the Monastery of Vallbona de les Monges and the Monastery of Poblet.
patrimoni.gencat.cat · en · articleCistercian Catalonia | Cultural Heritage. Goverment of Catalonia.
Have you seen the three royal monasteries of Catalonia? Poblet, Santes Creus and Vallbona, three amazing and unique monumental sites, both for their architectural beauty and for their spiritual essence.
The Monestir de Poblet is amongst the largest and most intact Cistercian monasteries in the world and was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. If you wish to visit the sister monasteries of the Cistercian triangle you can buy a combined ticket which is cheaper.
Discover the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus, in Aiguamúrcia (Tarragona), one of the best Cistercian monastic ensembles in Catalonia.
