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San Juan de la Pena Description
From Puerto de Oroel a mountain road runs 11km/7mi west to the monastery of San Juan de la Peña (alt. 1,115m/3,658ft), magnificently situated in wooded country under an overhanging wall of rock. The monastery was founded in the ninth century but in its present form dates mainly from the 10th-12th centuries. From that period date the chapterhouse (10th century), the Mozarabic crypt (originally the lower church; dating in part from the ninth century) and the upper church, which was consecrated in 1094. In the sacristy of this church is the burial-place of the kings of Aragon, which was given its present form in the 18th century. Among those buried here are King Ramiro I and King Sancho Ramírez, and also, it is said, Doña Jimena, the Cid's
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Hobbies & Activities category: Christian sites;  Scenic site or route;  Tombs, burial site
Address
San Juan de la Peña
E-22700 Huesca
Spain
Hours
November 1 to March 15
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OpenClosed10:3010:3010:3010:3010:3010:30
Closed16:0016:0016:0016:0016:0016:00
Open15:3015:3015:3015:3015:3015:30
Closed17:3017:3017:3017:3017:3017:30
March 16 to May 31
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Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Open15:3015:3015:3015:3015:3015:3015:30
Closed19:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:00
June 1 to July 14
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Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Open15:0015:0015:0015:0015:0015:0015:00
Closed20:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:00
July 15 to August 31
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Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed20:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:00
September 1 to October 31
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Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Closed14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Open15:3015:3015:3015:3015:3015:3015:30
Closed19:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:0019:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
AdultAdmission Cost
Child 6 & under
Tips
Reduced admission cost during the low season.
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