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MONASTERY OF LAS HUELGAS
This Cistercian monastery was founded in 1187 by King Alphonse VIII and his wife Eleanor de Plantagenet, who are buried here with some of their descendants who so desired, which makes the Monastery a Royal Pantheon. The first nuns came from the Monastery of Saint Mary...
BURGOS CATHEDRAL
On your guided tour of the Cathedral of Santa María you will discover all the history and art contained in the city's main monument. Due to the great wealth that Burgos Cathedral treasures, UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1984. Construction began in 1221...
MIRAFLORES CHARTREUSE
Three kilometres away from the downtown of Burgos there is a monastery inhabited by a score of Carthusian monks, who, although they live in community, lead a withdrawn and solitary life of prayer and work consecrated to God. The Monastery was founded in 1442 by John...
