This is a former Benedictine monastery with Baroque and Neoclassical features that dates from the late 9th century, although the exact date of...

In the parish where Saint Pelagius was supposed to have been born, there are remains of a Romanesque monastery of Benedictine nuns.   This convent...

This monastery dates back to the union of three small hermit communities in the region: one in Oia, grouped around a chapel dedicated to Our Lady; a...

This convent is located on a hill near the historic town centre of Cuntis. A stone cross and a pair of pinnacles crown the front gate. The main...

This gem of Romanesque architecture was built in 1135 under the patronage of Galician King Alfonso VII and incorporated into the Cistercian Order...

Located in the heart of the city of Pontevedra, the Ruins of Santo Domingo are one of its most noteworthy historic and artistic elements. The...

This is a set comprising the church and the cloister of the old monastery of Tenorio. The church dates back to the 16th century and has a rectangular...

The earliest record of this monastery dates from 942 and its foundation is attributed to Saint Fructuosus of the Benedictine Order. Emperor Charles V...

It is not hard to imagine how the surroundings of this monastery must have looked a few centuries ago. Like many other Galician monasteries, it was...

This Benedictine monastery was built with red bricks in 1984. The nuns moved here from the Convent of Saint Benedict, of the transfiguration of...