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Turisme del Solsonés

Laurent Sansen

The Monastery  

of santa Maria  

de vallbona

The cistercian Route

The 12

th

 century monastery of Santa 

Maria de Vallbona de les Monges, 

in the comarca (local district) of 

L’Urgell, is a Cistercian monastery 

which shows the transition between 

the Romanesque and Gothic styles. 

Together with the monasteries of 

Poblet and Santes Creus, it forms 

part of the Cistercian Route. It is the 

only one of the three to have been 

inhabited by women and also the 

only one to have uninterruptedly 

conserved its religious commu-

nity for over 850 years. It has been 

declared a Monument of Historic 

and Artistic Interest and an inn for 

accommodating its visitors.

Monestir de vallbona 

de les Monges 

T. +34 973 330 266 

consell comarcal 

de l’Urgell 

T. +34 973 500 707

larutadelcister.info

castles and fortresses

Few places in Catalonia can offer the 

visitor such a great variety of castles 

and fortresses as that found in the 

comarques (local districts) of Lleida. 

For centuries, this was a frontier ter-

ritory in which fortifications played 

a significant role and this continues 

to this day, albeit now in a historical 

and touristic vein.

Jaume Moya