40Monastery of Santa María de Aciveiro

Forcarei · Galicia

A Cistercian monastery in the Terra de Montes of Pontevedra, a cradle of stonemasons, in a mountain setting. A transitional Romanesque church of three naves, long restored, among the medieval foundations of the southern interior.

Chronology and style

Founded in 1135 · Cistercian · Transitional Romanesque