Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe (Guadalupe)
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monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site
The monastery had its origins as a small chapel built on the spot where, in about 1300AD, a shepherd had found a statue of the Virgin Mary on the bank of the Guadalupe River. This shrine became a center of pilgrimage and developed into one of the most important monasteries in Spain. Since 1993 it has been protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_María_de_Guadalupe
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°27'10"N 5°19'38"W
- El Escorial 162 km
- Valley of the Fallen 166 km
- IE University 196 km
- Monasterio de El Paular 201 km
- Monastery La Cartuja 236 km
- Charterhouse de Scala Coeli 244 km
- Monastery of Alcobaça 314 km
- Arrábida Convent 336 km
- Mosteiro dos Jerónimos 346 km
- Mafra National Palace 350 km
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