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Monasterio de Santa María la Real - Santa María la Real Monastery
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Contact Address:
Carretera  de Cervera, s/n 34800  
Aguilar de Campoo (Palencia)
Tel. +34 979125000  / Fax +34 979125680 
www.santamarialareal.orgFUNDACION_CER@terra.es
Headquarters of the Romanesque Study Centre.
Monastery interior with arches and ribbed vault
One of the most emblematic Romanesque buildings in Palencia. Dates from the XIII century. The church of the monastery has three naves with three apses out of which two are preserved.The pillars of the naves are cruciform.The cloister, representing the transition to Gothic art, has a series of arches with columns decorated with capitals. Of note on the exterior is the big typha and a main front with three splayed archivolts on pairs of bent columns.Today the monastery house the Romanesque Study Centre.

Monuments
Type of monument: Monastery.
Period: 13th Century.
Style: Romanesque.
Information for visits
Timetables: 1 July to 31 August, daily, 10.30am-2pm and 4-8pm. 1 September to 30 June, Tuesday to Friday, 4-7pm. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 10.30am-2pm and 4.30-7.30pm. The Romanesque Museum has the same timetable
Entry fee:  Monastery: Romanesque Museum, free admission: General admission: €1.80 Reduced: €3 groups (less than 20 people); €2 (more than 20 people) Guided tours: €3.  
Services: Guided tours by prior appointment, on tel: 636394825. 


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