orange orchard, ruin and church, Real Monasterio de Santa Maria de la Valldigna, Simat de Valldigna, Valencia Prov. Spain

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The monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna was founded by Jaime II el Just, when in 1298 he ceded the land to the abbot of Santes Creus for a new Cistercian foundation. The complex has been undergoing restoration since the Valencia Regional Government acquired it in 1991.

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Size: 5200px × 3481px
Location: Plaza de Abadia, Simat de la Valldigna, Valencia, Spain
Photo credit: © Josie Elias / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: christian, christianity, de, exterior, la, maria, monasterio, orange, real, religion, ruin, santa, simat, spain, tree, valencia, valldigna