Built in gothic style, Santes Creus is architecturally, together with the monastery of Poblet, the most important monastery in Catalonia. However Montserrat Abbey would be symbolically more significant.
Next I would like to show you some pictures I took during the visit to Santes Creus.
- Monastery of Santes Creus
- Royal Dooeway
- Rear Cloister
- Royal Palace
- Cloister
- Chapter House
- Dormitory
- Church
- Tower of the Hours
- Cemetery
- Restaurants beside the Monastery of Santes Creus
The first view we had of Santes Creus Monastery
Square of Sant Bernat Calbó in front of Santes Creus
Main facade of Monastery of Santes Creus
Assumption Gate in Santes Creus
West end of the church of Santes Creus where you can see the gothic stained-glass window that light the central isle and the crenellations constructed when Pere the Ceremonious ordered the monastery to be fortified
Romanesque central doorway of the church of Santes Creus Monastery
Royal Doorway
Beside the Royal Doorway is the entrance to Santes Creus Monastery
Rear Cloister
Rear cloister of Santes Creus Monastery
Tower of the Hours from the rear cloister of Santes Creus
Royal Palace
Royal palace built inside the monastery of Santes Creus
Cloister
Tower of the hours from the cloister of Santes Creus Monastery
One of the galleries of the cloister of Santes Creus from the entrance to the church
Cloister of Santes Creus Monastery
Gothic arches of the cloister of Santes Creus
Taking pictures of the gothic cloister of Santes Creus
Church of Santes Creus from its gothic cloister
After work, and before entering the refectory for meals, the monks would wash their hands in the circular font located in the centre of the lavabo
Chapter House
Chaper house of Santes Creus Monastery
Dormitory
Church
Church of Santes Creus Monastery
Tower of the Hours
Tower of the hours from the rear cloister of Santes Creus Monastery
Cemetery
Rose window of the church of Santes Creus Monastery from the cemetery
Overview of Santes Creus Monastery in the evening
Restaurants beside the Monastery of Santes Creus
Casalot and the restaurant of Hostal Grau (Grau Hostel) are good choices for having lunch after visiting the monastery
We had lunch in Casalot restaurant after visiting Santes Creus
Inside the restaurant Casalot in Santes Creus
Hostal Grau near the Monastery of Santes Creus
If you liked the Monastery of Santes Creus, maybe you would be interested in visiting the nearby Poblet and Vallbona de les Monges monasteries. Other interesting monasteries in Catalunya are:
Santes Creus is located near Costa Daurada, where there are also interesting places to visit:
Finally, clicking on the next link, you will find links to other beautiful villages and places of Catalonia.
- El Delta de l'Ebre (Ebro Delta)
- Ancient Roman Tarraco
- Tarragona old quarter
- The modernist town of Reus
- Salou and its Beaches
- Miami Playa
- Castle of Tamarit
- Roc de Sant Gaietà
- The beautiful beaches and coves of L'Ametlla de Mar
- The medieval village of Montblanc
- The Cistercian monasteries of Poblet and Vallbona de les Monges
- The medieval village of Siurana
- The Iberian citadel of Calafell
- Port Aventura
Finally, clicking on the next link, you will find links to other beautiful villages and places of Catalonia.
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