In the 12th century, San Juan de Ortega (Juan de Quintanaortuño), a disciple of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, devoted himself to repairing the path for pilgrims and founded the monastery to provide accommodation for them in the Montes de Oca (De Oca mountains). He established a community of Canon Regulars and he is buried in the monastery, in a beautiful Romanesque tomb, to which Isabel la Católica added a mausoleum.

The equinoccial light phenomenon: twice a year, the light comes in trough the ogee of one of the windows and illuminates the Romanesque capital of La Anunciación (the Annunciation).

Historical Data

Architecture:
Religious architecture
Construction:
Monastery / Convent
Predominant styles:
Romanesque, Gothic
Historical Period:
Middle Ages

Address

San Juan de Ortega (Barrios de Colina). 09291 Burgos.

Telephone: 947 560 438

More information

Ayuntamiento of Barrios de Colina

Address:

Municipality of Barrios de Colina. Burgos.

Teléfono: 947 560 092

Email: barriosdecolina@gmail.com

Página Web: http://www.barriosdecolina.es

Oficina de Turismo Regional of Burgos

Address:

Pza. Alonso Martínez, 7. Burgos. 09003 Burgos.

Teléfono: 947 203 125

Fax: 947 276 529

Email: oficinadeturismodeburgos@jcyl.es

Tickets

Free

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