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Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna / Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Valldigna

Country

• Spain

Member Category

• Cultural Institution / NGO
• Heritage Site

Member Status

Individual

Year of Accession to Membership

2015

Contact Details

Fundació Jaume II el Just (Jaume II el Just Foudation)
Calle Beltrán Báguena, 5
ES-46009 València

Tel: +34 96 345 57 55
Website: www.fundaciojaumeeljust.es
Email: [email protected]

Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Valldigna (Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna)
Plaça de l'Abadia, 1
ES-46750 Simat de la Valldigna

Tel: +34 96 281 16 36
Website: www.fundaciojaumeeljust.es/monasterio-de-la-valldigna.php
Email: info[at]fundaciojaumeeljust.es

Contact Person

N/D

Main Town/Region

Simat de la Valldigna (Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana)

Site Town/Region

Simat de la Valldigna (Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana)

Main GPS Location

39.043643, -0.311666

Site GPS Location

39.043064, -0.305445

UNESCO World Heritage List

N/D

European Heritage Label

N/D

Other Heritage Labels

N/D

Description

The Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna is a former Cistercian Monastery founded in 1298 by Jaume II el Just, King of Aragon. After its confiscation and fall into ruin in the 19th century, the Government of the Valencian Community acquired the site and began its restoration (1991).
The Jaume II el Just Foudation (est. 1999) is an organ of the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Government of the Valencian Community. Its purpose is to recover, promote, put into use the historical heritage of Valencia, and particularly the Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna.

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