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• San Juan Monastery. Poio.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Convento 2. 36995. Poio de Arriba. Poio. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 986778405 | Founded by San Fructuoso in the 7th century, during the Middle Ages it accumulated feudal power over this part of the Pontevedra Ría. The Benedictine monks abandoned the monastery in 1835, because of the S…

• Monastery of San Salvador de Lérez. Pontevedra.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Periferia del caserío de Piolla. 36156. Pontevedra. (Galicia) www.riasbaixas.depo.es. Located very close to the city of Pontevedra, this old Benedictine monastery, whose existence has been recorded since the 9th century, contains various interesting neoclassical and Baroque elements. The monastery c…

• Monastery of Santa María in Armenteira. Meis.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 36192. Armenteira (Santa María P.). Meis. Pontevedra. (Galicia) E-mail: info@monasteriodearmenteira.org. www.monasteriodearmenteira.org. This monastery belongs to the Cistercian order and was founded by the knight Ero de Armenteira in 1168. It has a square cloister, a kitchen, and a tower, all in th…

• Monastery of Santa María. Melón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Rúa Calvo Sotelo, nº 1. 32410. Melón. Ourense. (Galicia) http://www.concellodemelon.org/. The old Cistercian monastery of Melón contains in its church one of the largest and most imposing sanctuaries in Galician monastic architecture. It was founded by monks from the French abbey of Claraval in 1142…

• Monastery of San Clodio. Leiro.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … C/ San Clodio, s/n. 32420. San Clodio. Leiro. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: reservas@monasteriodesanclodio.com. http://www.monasteriodesanclodio.com/ES/hotel.html. The monastery of San Clodio was formerly the centre of government of the wine producing region of El Ribeiro. This harmonious architectural…