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Santa Maria de Vallbona de les Monges
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There are guided visits, but only in Catalan and Spanish. Check hours in the web, as times vary according to the nuns' requirements.
Vallbona Abbey, otherwise the Monastery of Santa Maria de Vallbona, is a Cistercian nunnery in Vallbona de les Monges, in the comarca of Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in the early 12th century, and built between then and the 14th century, it is one of the most important monastic sites in Catalonia. Its church represents an example of transition between Romanesque and Gothic architecture. The abbey was declared a national monument on 3 June 1931.
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Espai Museístic Del Cinema - Col·Lecció Josep Maria Queraltó
A museum space in Lleida where more than a hundred objects related to the world of cinema and audiovisual from its beginnings to the digital age are exhibited, within the collection of Mr. Josep Maria Queraltó.
Laundries dating from 1923, restored around 2017, next to the fountain that collects the water from the mine, very close to the orchards near the stream and next to the walls of the monastery orchard.All in a secluded space, under a pine forest that must be visited to finish the visit to the town.
On the ground floor of the building, which has been completely restored, there is a recreation of what it used to be: the old oil mill of the village cooperative. In addition, there is a corner dedicated to nature, biodiversity, dry stone art, and the birdlife of the Maldanell Valley and the Serra del Tallat, where the town of Vallbona is nestled.