Monasterio de Monsalud
Key facts
- Type
- Monastery
- Religious order
- Cistercian
- Era
- 12th Century
- Architectural style
- Romanesque-Gothic
- Founded
- 1167
- Current status
- Ruins
- Location
- Córcoles, Guadalajara
- Province
- Guadalajara
- Region
- Castilla-La Mancha
The atmospheric ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery in the Alcarria region. Its Gothic cloister and chapter house remain remarkably intact despite centuries of abandonment.
Highlights
- Atmospheric Cistercian ruins
- Gothic cloister still standing
- Remote Alcarria countryside
- 12th-century chapter house
More Monasteries in Castilla-La Mancha
- Monasterio de Uclés — Order of Santiago, 16th Century. Known as 'El Escorial de La Mancha', this was the mother house of the Order of Santiago. The massive Renaissance-Baroque complex crowns a hilltop overlooking the Cuenca countryside.
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