42Monastery of Santa María de Sobrado dos Monxes

Sobrado · Galicia

A great Cistercian monastery with an imposing Baroque church, once again inhabited by its community today. It preserves the medieval chapel of the Magdalene, the chapter house and a Renaissance sacristy; the monumental breadth of its church offers an exceptional setting for sacred repertoire.

Chronology and style

Founded in 952 (Cistercian since 1142) · Cistercian · Baroque

Ways and routes

CAMINO DEL NORTE (NORTHERN WAY)