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Turisme del Solsonés
Laurent Sansen
The Monastery
of santa Maria
de vallbona
The cistercian Route
The 12
th
century monastery of Santa
Maria de Vallbona de les Monges,
in the comarca (local district) of
L’Urgell, is a Cistercian monastery
which shows the transition between
the Romanesque and Gothic styles.
Together with the monasteries of
Poblet and Santes Creus, it forms
part of the Cistercian Route. It is the
only one of the three to have been
inhabited by women and also the
only one to have uninterruptedly
conserved its religious commu-
nity for over 850 years. It has been
declared a Monument of Historic
and Artistic Interest and an inn for
accommodating its visitors.
Monestir de vallbona
de les Monges
T. +34 973 330 266
consell comarcal
de l’Urgell
T. +34 973 500 707
larutadelcister.info
castles and fortresses
Few places in Catalonia can offer the
visitor such a great variety of castles
and fortresses as that found in the
comarques (local districts) of Lleida.
For centuries, this was a frontier ter-
ritory in which fortifications played
a significant role and this continues
to this day, albeit now in a historical
and touristic vein.
Jaume Moya