Simat de la Valldigna (Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana)
Ciudad/Región del sitio
Simat de la Valldigna (Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana)
Ubicación GPS de la sede
39.043643, -0.311666
Ubicación GPS del sitio
39.043064, -0.305445
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Sello de patrimonio europeo
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Descripción
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.