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Abbaye de Poblet
Vimbodí i Poblet
Dimensions
One of the vastest Cistercian ensembles in Europe; royal pantheon of Aragon
Period
Cistercian abbey; pantheon of the kings of Aragon from the reign of Peter the Ceremonious (14th century)
What stands there
The largest monastery in Europe still inhabited; World Heritage Site since 1991
Poblet is the perfect counter-example to the Cistercian abbey withdrawn from the world: from the 14th century and the reign of Peter the Ceremonious, it became the pantheon of the kings of Aragon, and its church houses their tombs. It is today the largest monastery in Europe still inhabited by a community. Declared a national monument after a visit by Alfonso XIII, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991 and received the Creu de Sant Jordi in 2005.
Getting there : Admission charge
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- La Seu Vella de Lleida (ancienne cathédrale de Lérida)Cathedral · Lleida · 46 km
- Monestir de Montserrat (Abbaye Santa Maria de Montserrat)Monastery / hospice · Monistrol de Montserrat · 67 km
- Real Monestir de Sant Cugat del VallèsMonastery / hospice · Sant Cugat del Vallès · 84 km
- Église de Dorres et la Vierge noire de BellocChurch · Dorres · 142 km
- Ermitage Notre-Dame de Font-RomeuChapel · Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via · 149 km
- Catedral de la Transfiguración del Señor de HuescaCathedral · Huesca · 150 km
This place in the great stories
- The daughters of Cîteaux: how five abbeys covered EuropeMolesme c. 1075 and Cîteaux in 1098; the first four daughters between 1113 and 1115…