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Monasterio nuevo de San Juan de la peña

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Jaca, Spain

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Monasterio nuevo de San Juan de la peña Reviews | Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars (5 reviews)

Monasterio nuevo de San Juan de la peña is located in Jaca, Spain on A-1603, s/n,. Monasterio nuevo de San Juan de la peña is rated 4.4 out of 5 in the category tourist attraction in Spain.

Address

A-1603, s/n,

Phone

+34 974355119

Amenities

Good for kids

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entrance

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Edward

The origins of the monastery date back to the darkest early Middle Ages (10th century) when the craggy mountains served as a safe refuge for the Christian communities beset by the Moors. Covered by one of these enormous rocks, known as the “Monte Pano”, the first building was erected, to which further additions were made over the centuries. The exterior cloister is a gem of Aragonese Romanesque. After the original building was destroyed at the end of the 10th century, Sancho Mayor of Navarra refounded the monastery during the first third of the 11th century. So began its era of splendour, as the first Aragonese kings endowed it with numerous properties, power and influence. In the interior the following stand out: the pre-romanesque church, the 12th century paintings of San Cosme and San Damian, the so-called Noblemens’ Pantheon, the upper church which was consecrated in 1094 and the Gothic chapel of San Victorian. Other buildings constructed in later centuries also stand out, such as the Royal Pantheon, in Neoclassic style, erected in the last third of the 18th century.

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Stuart McCleane

Worth a visit. But if you only have time or inclination to visit one of the monasteries, then the old one should be the priority.

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Alvaro Soto de Scals

Located below an astonishing, enormous rock, the San Juan Cloister is a magical place of peace, art and nature where the first Aragon's Kings where buried. The light penetrates the rock combining it's brightness with the pale pink colour of the rock and the beautiful Romanic architecture bringing us to ecstasy.

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Lidia Dogaru

The sunset on the field in front of the monastery is absolutely amazing!

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Silvia Sanchez

Beautiful and really special. You can explore and discover how the monks used to live by walking over the remains of the monastery. White sculptures visually describe monastic life.

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