Monasterio de Veruela

 
Leave Tarazona on N 122, going southeast, and at Vera de Moncayo take a road on the right to the Monasterio de Veruela. This imposing monastery, surrounded by a battlemented wall, was begun by the Cistercians in the 12th Century and completed in the 15th. The poet Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836-70) lived for some years in the monastery while writing his ''Letters from my Cell'', a poetic journey through the landscape of Aragon.

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Monasterio de Veruela
The transition from Romanesque to Gothic is reflected in the architecture of the monastery, and the Gothic cloister is a good example of the Cistercian style. It contains abbots' tombs and, in the chapterhouse, a small museum of modern art.
Address: Monasterio de Veruela, Vera de Moncayo, Zaragoza , Spain
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.

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