San Juan de la Peña Monastery
San Juan de la Peña, Jaca, Huesca, Aragón, Spain Christianity
A major sacred and royal site of medieval Aragón, with its Old Monastery built beneath a vast rock overhang.
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Royal Monastery of Las Huelgas
Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain Christianity
A royal Cistercian monastery founded by Alfonso VIII and Eleanor of England, serving as a spiritual foundation and royal burial place.
Leyre Monastery
Yesa, Navarre, Spain Christianity
A major Benedictine monastery of Navarre, celebrated for its Romanesque crypt and long connection with the kingdom’s religious history.
Monastery of Santa María la Real de Nájera
Nájera, La Rioja, Spain Christianity
A royal monastery on the Camino de Santiago, founded in 1052 and closely linked to the kings of Nájera-Pamplona.
Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey
Santo Domingo de Silos, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain Christianity
A renowned Benedictine abbey centred on the tomb and cult of St. Dominic of Silos and one of Spain’s finest Romanesque cloisters.
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Christianity
Philip II’s vast royal monastery and basilica complex, a major monument of Spanish Renaissance architecture and royal Catholic memory.
Poblet Monastery
Vimbodí i Poblet, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain Christianity
A great Cistercian abbey and royal necropolis of the Crown of Aragón, still home to an active monastic community.
Suso Monastery
San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja, Spain Christianity
The older of the San Millán monasteries, developed around caves associated with the hermit St. Emilian and preserving Visigothic, Mozarabic and Romanesque…
Yuso Monastery
San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja, Spain Christianity
The larger lower monastery of San Millán, paired with Suso in a UNESCO World Heritage property and preserving the saint’s monastic legacy.
Cuenca Cathedral
Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Christianity
A major early Gothic cathedral distinguished by unusual Norman-French architectural influence.
Granada Cathedral
Granada, Andalusia, Spain Christianity
A major Renaissance cathedral created after the Christian conquest of Granada, notable for the work of Diego de Siloé.
Royal Chapel of Granada
Granada, Andalusia, Spain Christianity
The royal funerary chapel beside Granada Cathedral, built for the Catholic Monarchs and containing their tombs.