Place: Poblet Monastery, Spain
Weather: Light rain early with showers in the afternoon, 45/65F.
Route: From Barcelona 125 km west on AP-7 and AP-2.
Significance: Built between the 12th and 15th centuries, it is one of the largest Cistercian Abbeys in the world. It had such great importance that several Kings and Queens of Catalonia and Aragon are buried here. The monastery still has 30 active monks.
Video:
The monastery has surrounding agricultural land that is still managed by the monks (from whc.unesco.org)
The fortified walls of the abbey (from whc.unesco.org)
No comments:
Post a Comment