Vallbona de les Monges

Vallbona de les Monges (Urgell)

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Santa Maria de Vallbona is a Cistercian monastery located in the town of Vallbona in the county of Urgell.

First news date from 1153, but it was not until 1176 it got completely integrated in the Cistercian order.

It is the only female monastery and the only route that has preserved the community continuously for over 850 years, except, of course, times of war. The de Vallbona is a beautiful monastery. Small in size and equipped with a unique beauty, is the clearest exponent of the importance of women in medieval times. In his history we find a full abaciologio daughters of the Catalan nobility. The monastery, we highlight the two gothic domes, the largest of which rests the whole weight of the nave of the church. One of the most important features of the monastery is that we can stay thanks to its careful inn. It was declared a historic-artistic monument in 1931.

The church is a fine example of Romanesque-Gothic transitional. The Latin cross plan consists of a single rectangular nave and three apses decorated with sculpture. Each of the galleries of the cloister is a different style: Arabic, Gothic and Romanesque. The chapter house (fourteenth century) has an image of Our Lady of Mercy (fifteenth century).

Phone num. 973 33 02 66

Hours:

Winter: November to February. Weekdays from 10:30 to 13:30 p.m. and 16:30 p.m. to 18h. On Sundays and holidays from 12am to 13.30 and from 16.30 to 18pm.

Summer: March to October. Weekdays from 10:30 am to 13.30h and 16.30h to 18:45 p.m.. On Sundays and holidays from 12am to 13.30h and from 16.30h  to 18:45 p.m.. Mondays except holidays, there will be sightseeing. Monday August open. On Christmas Day, St. Stephen, New Year and Epiphany will be closed.