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• Santo Domingo Convent. Ribadavia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Virgen del Portal. 32400. Ribadavia. Ourense. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 988471275 | E-mail: turismo@ribadavia.es. www.ribadavia.travel. Built in the 13th century, in the Gothic style. The site is made up of the convent and the church. The foundation of the convent is linked to the apostolate of San …

• 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.

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  … 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…

• San Miguel Chapel. Celanova.

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  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 32800. Celanova. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: turismo@concellodecelanova.com. www.celanova.es. It was founded by Froila and built in 940, in the vegetable garden of the Celanova monastery. It is a jewel of Mozarab art, with three bodies: a vestibule; the nave, of quadrangular plan, an…

• San Rosendo Monastery. Celanova.

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  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 32800. Celanova. Ourense. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 988451623 | E-mail: turismo@celanova.es. www.celanova.es. It was founded by San Rosendo in the 10th century, but the current building was constructed between the 16th and 18th centuries. The church is the work of Melchor de Velasco y Agü…

• Old Bridge. Orense.

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  … 32003. Ourense. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: turismo@ourense.es. www.turismodeourense.com. One of Ourense's most emblematic buildings, the Viejo Bridge, runs over the Miño River. Centuries ago this was a strategic bastion, the gateway to Santiago de Compostela, and a privileged viewpoint over the rive…

• San Francisco Church. Orense.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Lorenzo Fernández "Xocas" s/n. 32003. Ourense. Ourense. (Galicia) Tel.: +34 988240377 | +34 988391290 | E-mail: turismo@ourense.es. www.turismodeourense.com. Church built in the high part of the city in the 14th century, in Gothic style. In 1929 it was moved to San Lázaro park. On the upper pa…

• Santa Eufemia Church. Orense.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Lamas Carvajal 11. 32005. Ourense. Ourense. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 988253343 | E-mail: turismo@ourense.es. www.turismodeourense.com. Santa Eufemia is Ourense's second largest church, after the cathedral. Its construction began in the 17th century, although the façade, an exceptional example of th…

• Oca-Valladares Palace. Orense.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Lamas Carvajal 5. 32005. Ourense. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: turismo@ourense.es. www.turismodeourense.com. Oca-Valladares Palace is one of Galicia's most important Renaissance buildings. It was built in the middle of the 16th century. Since 1850 it has been home to the Ourense Liceo, one of th…

• Santa María Nai Church. Orense.

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  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 32005. Ourense. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: turismo@ourense.es. www.turismodeourense.com. There are many interesting monuments in Ourense old town. One of these is Santa María Nai Church. It is located on one side of Plaza Mayor Square, probably on the site of what was once the city'…

• Old Episcopal Palace. Orense.

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  … Calle Obispo Carrascosa, 1. 32005. Ourense. Ourense. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 988223701 | www.turismodeourense.com. The building dates from the 12th century, with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque additions. It was built with the function of Episcopal Palace, but in 1895 the Orense Provincial Commission fo…

• Ourense Cathedral. Orense.

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  … Plaza del Trigo 1. 32005. Ourense. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: turismo@ourense.es. www.turismodeourense.com. A great Romanesque temple. It dates from the second half of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th, and was built on the site of a primitive temple from Swabian times. This building co…

• Las Burgas Thermal Springs. Orense.

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  … Praza das Burgas s/n. 32005. Ourense. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: turismo@ourense.es. www.turismodeourense.com. The current layout of the spring is the result of various works that followed from the 17th century up to the present day. In the garden of the lower part you will find the "Burga de Abajo"…

• Santa Comba de Bande Church. Bande.

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  … Santa Comba s/n, A 10 kms. De Bande. 32840. Bande. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: concello@concellobande.com. www.concellobande.com. The church was built in the 7th century. It formed part of a convent dedicated to Santa Comba, which was abandoned in the 9th century. The church is small and of Greek cro…

• Santiago Church. Allariz.

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  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 32660. Allariz. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: informacion@allariz.com. www.allariz.com/turismo/cs/index.asp. Pre-Romanesque church with a single nave, a presbytery with a straight section and a semicircular apse. The north door of the church is 12th century. Outside, the sanctuary has …

• Santa Marina Church in Aguasantas. Allariz.

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  … a 6 km de Allariz. 32660. Allariz. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: informacion@allariz.com. http://www.allariz.com/turismo/cs/index.asp. This church belonged to a community of Agustinian monks. The three naves end in a sanctuary with triple apse. Light pours in from the three rose windows above the sanct…

• Oseira Monastery. San Cristovo de Cea.

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  … 32135. Oseira. San Cristovo de Cea. Ourense. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 988282528 | E-mail: info@mosteirodeoseira.org. www.mosteirodeoseira.org. Construction of this National Monument, also known as 'the Galician El Escorial', began during the second half of the 12th century. The departure of the monks in …

• Soutomaior Castle. Soutomaior.

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  … Castillo de Soutomaior, s/n. 36691. Soutomaior. Pontevedra. (Galicia) http://www.soutomaior.com/. Strategically located in the valley of the Verdugo river, just a few kilometres from the city of Pontevedra, this is an extremely well preserved example of military and palatial architectural. It was fo…

• San Esteban Monastery in Ribas de Sil. Nogueira de Ramuín.

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  … 32160. Nogueira. Nogueira de Ramuín. Ourense. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 988010111 | E-mail: sto.estevo@parador.es. www.parador.es. This Benedictine monastery, now converted into a Parador (state-run luxury hotel) is one of Galicia’s monastic centres and a highlight of any tourist itinerary. It is located …

• Monastery of San Salvador de Lérez. Pontevedra.

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  … 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…

• San Francisco Church. Pontevedra.

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  … Jardines de Castro San Pedro s/n. 36002. Pontevedra. (Galicia) www.riasbaixas.depo.es. Built between the 14th and 15th centuries, it forms part of the mendicant type of church in Galicia. It is Gothic in style and has a Latin cross plan, with a single nave, transept, wooden roof and sanctuary with t…

• Church of La Peregrina. Pontevedra.

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  … Plaza de la Peregrina, s/n. 36003. Pontevedra. (Galicia) www.riasbaixas.depo.es. This church's dedication to the cult of the Virgin, as well as its unusual design in the shape of a scallop shell, indicate that it was intended for use by pilgrims on the road to Santiago. It is located beside the Goth…

• Ruins of the Santo Domingo Monastery. Pontevedra.

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  … Paseo de Montero Ríos s/n. 36001. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 886201301 | E-mail: secretaria.museo@depo.es. www.museo.depontevedra.es. The convent, founded in 1281, belonged to the Dominican order. It is built in Gothic style. Of the church, only the sanctuary with five polygonal chapels is pres…

• Church of Santo Estevo de Atán. Pantón.

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  … Periferia sur de la localidad, a la orilla izquierda del rio Miño. 27438. Pantón. Lugo. (Galicia) E-mail: turismopanton@hotmail.com. http://www.concellodepanton.es/. Built in the Lower Middle Ages and in the early Modern Age, elements from previous constructions were used, possibly Romanesque (12th-…

• Santa María la Mayor Basilica. Pontevedra.

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  … Avenida de Santa María 24. 36002. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 986866185 | www.riasbaixas.depo.es. The basilica of Santa Maria la Mayor is one of the jewels in the crown of Galician Gothic architecture. It is a clear example of Spanish Elizabethan Gothic architecture. Built in the sixteenth centu…