As soon as the population Puig de Santa -Maria14 kilometers north of the city of Valencia, there is a large rectangular building with a defensive performance thanks to its four towers that dominate the city, and this is one of the jewelry of the L’Ort Nord region and Valencian province.
This is about Real Santa Monastery -Mariaa monument declared cultural interest and whose origin dates back to 1238, when the king Jaume i He ordered to build a building in memory of the battle for the conquest of Valencia, in the place where, according to them, he found the image of the Mother of God of Los -Ageles.
The Royal Monastery of Santa -Maria -e -El -Puig, the key in the history of Valencia
Consequently, the two buildings were differentiated from the current building, the oldest part, the church, which was raised in the thirteenth century and the monastery, whose construction took place between 1588 and 1670, and in which most of the most relevant aspects of the monument participate.
The Royal Monastery of Santa -Maria -e -El -Puig can be visited every day, with the exception of Monday, which remains closed and offers excursions in several languages, and the entrance costs 4 euros at its usual rate and 3 euros at a reduced rate and groups.
Santa Monastery -Maria -e -El -Puig is mainly divided into monasts, the royal hall, Gothic Hall of Zhauma I or Ceramic hallWith different attractions in each of these areas, as in the latter, where you can see ceramic pieces of the Roman era.
He Jaume I Gothic Hall This is one of his jewelry, where there is an exhibition with facsimile of historical books, such as one who is one of the smallest in the world, sketches of the statues of the Aragon king or a copy of one of his swords.
The monastery, which is separated by high and perch, is decorated with the work of different eras, from the seventeenth to the twentieth century and offers a step in its main rooms, as well as in real rooms and a church, the oldest building with which it is directly connected.
Other visits of interest to Puig -de -Santa -Maria
In the city of El -Puig -Santa -Maria there are also more tourist attractions than his royal monastery of Santa -Maria, such as the remains Lack CastleAt the top of the hill, and where I would first establish his troops before conquering the city of Valencia.
This building of Arabic origin receives other names, such as Jaume I, from Puiga, Yubayla and Enes, and they say that it was taken by El -Sid, which was dedicated to the restoration of it and guilty in the settlement around him, which will lead to the fact that we know today, where you can also enjoy its beaches from it, from Sant Jordi Hermitage wave Cartuja ara ChristiField
