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Piedra Monastery - The Natural Park of the Monasterio de Piedra (Stone Monastery), 20 kilometres away from Calatayud, contains the waterfalls of the river Piedra and it is one of the most beautiful places in Spain. The Cistercian Monastery founded in thr 13th century is a National Monument and it harbours the Museum ...
Rueda Monastery - Rueda Monastery is also of interest to art and architecture. It dates from the 13th century and the predominating style in the church, cloister and reflectory is that of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic. The Gothic Byzantine chapter house is the best room in the monastery. At a short ...
San Juan de la Pena Monastery - The Monastery of San Juan de la Pena is considered the sacred ground where Aragon Kingdom was originated. Its location in the north-western zone of the Aragon Pyrenees lands near the Echo and Anso valleys, the territory which became the Kingdom of Aragon in the ninth century near the Siresa ...
Sigena Monastery - The Sigena Monastery is a National Monument located in Villanueva de Sigena (Huesca). It can be partially visited with a guide. Information about admission times is available in the monastery. This solemn and huge female monastery was founded by Queen Dona Sancha, the wife of Alfonso II, King of ...
Siresa Monastery - The oldest entrance to Aragon through the Pyrenees was the Roman road that crossed the Palo pass and went down Echo Valley, where the Carolingian monastery of Siresa was built. The important Romanesque church has been conserved and has a single nave and an apse. Inside there are important retables ...
Veruela Monastery - Veruela Monastery is the oldest in the Province of Zaragoza, founded in 1146 by Pedro de Atarés. It is surrounded by crenelleted walls framed by round towers, which give it the air of a fortress. The original Cistercian architecture is hidden by other styles.
The facade has a splayed ...