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THE 10 BEST-KEPT SECRETS IN SPAIN

CISTERCIAN ABBEY IN CAÑAS IN LA RIOJA

Come and see one of the first abbeys to be founded in Spain and its delightful Gothic church. The convent has been inhabited since 1170 by enclosed nuns. CLOISTER IN SAN JUAN DE DUERO IN SORIA Discover this example of mediaeval Christian architecture. Its arches reveal the different architectural tendencies that could be seen in Spain at that time: Romanesque, Gothic and Muslim.

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CHURCH OF SAN CLEMENTE DE TAÜLL IN LLEIDA

This impressive church was built be- tween the 11th and 12th centuries. It is one of a series of Romanesque church- es in the Vall de Boí valley with the UNESCO World Heritage designation.

ASTORGA EPISCOPAL PALACE IN LEON

You'll think you're looking at a fairytale castle, with its battlements, peepholes and even a moat around the whole mon- ument. This modernist building in the neo-Gothic style was designed by the architectural genius Gaudí and currently houses the Los Caminos Museum.

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