Route by the monasteries and convents of Palencia
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- Palencia province
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The period between the 10th and 13th centuries saw a rise in the founding of new monasteries and the reopening of many former convents. Today, this route in the province of Palencia offers visitors the chance to discover some of these buildings of immense historical and cultural value belonging to various religious orders and that were of considerable importance, particularly between the 14th and 16th centuries.
This route includes the following sties of interest: in Palencia, the Church of San Pablo, the Church of Santa Clara and the Convent Church of San Francisco; in Calabazanos the Monastery of Santa Clara; the Monastery of San Isidro de Dueñas; the Museum and Palace of Peter I in Astudillo; the Church of San Juan Bautista in Santoyo; the Church of San Hipólito in Támara de Campos; the Parish Church of San Pedro in Amusco; the Frómista Religious Art Museum; the Church of Santa María de la Víctoria or El Camino, the Monastery of San Zoilo and the Carrión de los Condes Religious Art Museum; the Monastery of Santa María la Real in Aguilar de Campoo; the Monastery of San Andrés de Arroyo in Santibáñez de Ecla; and the Convent of Santa María de Mave.
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Convent of Santa ClaraMore informationOn the right bank of the Pisuerga River, at the bottom of a walk and surrounded by countryside, solemn and stately is the Convent of Santa Clara. It was founded in the XV century by the Franciscans. It...
Monastery of Santa Maria la RealMore informationAccording to an ancient legend, the origins of this monastery date back to the early 9th century, when the inhabitants of the northern mountain ranges gradually began to migrate towards the plains of the...
Convent of Santa Maria de MaveMore informationThe origins of this monastery date back to the second half of the 9th century, when King Alphonse III founded the abbey and a number of other small monasteries in the surrounding area. Some time later,...
Monastery of Santa Clara Palace Pedro IMore informationMonumental complex formed by the Royal Convent of Santa Clara and the church, and the palace museum of Pedro I. The church of Santa Clara was formerly known as church of Nuestra Señora de los Angeles....
Monastery of San ZoiloMore informationCluniac monastery from the 11th-12th centuries. The monastery of San Zoilo was very appreciated by the ancient pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago, mostly due to its hospital, and it keeps the sepulchres...
Monastery of San Isidro de DueñasMore informationDates back to the 10th century. A primitive Visigoth foundation which was incorporated to Cluny by Alfonso VI from 1060 to 1075. It was founded during the reign of Alfonso III el Magno (866-910).A church...
Monastery of San Andres de StreamMore informationMonastery of Bernard monks, the founder and first Abbess was Doña Mencia de Lara, sister of Doña Berenguela; founded in 1190 during the prosperous reign of Alfonso VIII. Church with one nave with transept...
Monastery of Santa ClaraMore informationThe church, with a single nave, preserves its Mudejar exterior and plasterwork reliefs on the interior. There is the main baroque altarpiece with outstanding carvings and two minor baroque altarpieces...