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Carboeiro, Silleda, Spain

Monastery of Carboeiro

Carboeiro, Silleda, Spain

Monastery of Carboeiro
Photo: FreeCat / José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Galicia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The Monastery of San Lourenzo de Carboeiro stands in Carboeiro, Silleda, Galicia, Spain. It is a Benedictine monastery founded in the 10th century and is regarded as one of the most outstanding works of late Romanesque architecture, showing the transition toward Gothic. Its greatest splendor came between the 11th and 13th centuries. The church and some other buildings remain in good condition after restoration work in the second half of the 20th century, and the monastery holds bien de interés cultural status.

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Type
monastery, monument
Heritage
bien de interés cultural
Place
Carboeiro, Silleda, Spain

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Location

42.75503, -8.24676