Fundación Camino de la Lengua Castellana - c/ Portales, nº 2, 3ª planta - 26001 LOGROÑO (La Rioja) España - Tel. 0034 941 203698 - Fax. 0034 941 220940 E-mail: fundacion@caminodelalengua.com
MONASTERY OF SUSO

The oldest monastery in Spain

The simple and austere Visigothic-style Monastery of Suso is considered to be the oldest in Spain; it was erected between the 6th and 11th century. The monastery revived in 923 after the conquest of Nájera by Sancho III, the Great, and was inhabited by the Mozarabic monks; the horseshoe-shaped arch at the entrance comes from this period.


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