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• Santa María de la Estrella Monastery. San Asensio.

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  … 26340. San Asensio. La Rioja. http://lariojaturismo.com/monasterios/index.php. The monastery belonged to the Jeronimo order in the 15th century. It was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style that is harmonious with the original structure. You can now visit various areas of the building: Puerta de los Caballero…

• Monastery of Santa Elena. Nájera.

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  … Convento de Santa Elena, 40. 26300. Nájera. La Rioja. E-mail: monjasclarisasnajera@gmail.com.   The current complex comprises the church, cloister and other rooms within the enclosed convent. It is home to the Franciscan order of the Poor Clares.…

• Santa María la Real Monastery. Nájera.

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  … Plaza de Santa María s/n. 26300. Nájera. La Rioja. E-mail: info@santamarialareal.net. http://lariojaturismo.com/monasterios/index.php. According to legend, this beautiful monastery was founded in 1052 by king Don García Sánchez III, after he found a mysterious image of the Virgin Mary in a nearby ca…

• Santa María de San Salvador Monastery. Cañas.

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  … Calle Real 2. 26225. Cañas. La Rioja. Tel.: +34 941379083 | + 34 941379145 | E-mail: cister_cannas@hotmail.com. http://lariojaturismo.com/monasterios/index.php. The monastery is in the town of Cañas, 40 kms. from Logroño. The origin of the monastery is due to the donation given by Count López Díaz d…

• Yuso Monastery in San Millán de la Cogolla. San Millán de la Cogolla.

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  … Monasterio de San Millán. Yuso. Agustinos Recoletos. 26326. San Millán de la Cogolla. La Rioja. Fax.: +34 941373049 | E-mail: info@monasteriodeyuso.org. www.monasteriodeyuso.org. The library at Yuso is one of the most important in Spain, not only on account of the number of documents it contains, bu…

• Suso Monastery in San Millán de la Cogolla. San Millán de la Cogolla.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Zona Monasterios. 26326. San Millán de la Cogolla. La Rioja. Fax.: +34 941373082 | E-mail: sanmillan@lariojaturismo.com. http://www.monasteriodeyuso.org. Suso Monastery was the setting for the first words of Castilian Spanish and also the first poems in the language. It received the World Heritage d…

• Monastery of Nuestra Señora de La Piedad. Casalarreina.

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  … Plaza de Santo Domingo, nº 5. 26214. Casalarreina. La Rioja. E-mail: ojatiron@ojatiron.com. http://www.lariojaturismo.com/lugares_fichas/ampliar_ficha.php?Id_contenido=482&Buscador=113. This monastery-convent of Dominican nuns is a splendid Gothic-Renaissance building. The decorative sculptures on t…

• Santa María de Irache Monastery. Ayegui-Aiegi.

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  … 31209. Irache. Ayegui-Aiegi. Navarre. Tel.: +34 948554464 | +34 948553954 / +34 948550070 | Fax.: +34 948554464 | http://www.turismo.navarra.es/esp/organice-viaje/recurso/Patrimonio/3150/Monasterio-de-Irache.htm. Near the town of Estella, the Benedictine monastery, of Mozarab origin, prosperous in t…

• Santa María de Valvanera Monastery. Anguiano.

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  … 26322. Anguiano. La Rioja. Fax.: + 34 941377194 | E-mail: hostal@abadiavalvanera.com. http://lariojaturismo.com/monasterios/index.php. The sanctuary was built after the discovery of a 9th-century, Byzantine style image of Santa María. The monastery’s name comes from the Latin expression, “Vallis Ven…

• Santa María Monastery in Iranzu. Abárzuza.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Carretera NA-120. 31178. Iranzu. Abárzuza. Navarre. Fax.: +34 948520048 | E-mail: monasteriodeiranzu@teatino.com. www.monasterio-iranzu.com. The origin of the monastery is Cistercian, its construction went on from the 12th century until the 14th century.Out of the set of medieval buildings those pre…