Monasterio de Leyre

Today: Monasterio de San Salvador de Leire, Yesa

Place: Sangüesa
Kind: Monastery
Built: 1562 to 1640
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The new monastery of Leyre, which the Cistercians began to build in 1562 south of the church because the old one was in very poor condition. It is a four-storey building measuring 53 by 43 metres, in the Aragonese style, with a large carved eave by Tomás de Gastelu, and the works ended in 1640. Beside it stand the Romanesque church, with its crypt and royal pantheon, and since 1954 a Benedictine community has lived here and offers guided visits.

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