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Poor Clares of Villaverde de Pontones
DiscoverPlaces to seeSpainSantanderCantabriaCosteraRibamontán Al Monte
Poor Clares of Villaverde de Pontones
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LaraFY
January 25, 2023
Cycling
It was an old hermitage founded in 1629 and is currently a convent for Poor Clare nuns. They have a pastry shop with top quality handmade products at a super affordable price. Do not miss the opportunity to buy them any candy, if you pass by. They are also famous for their weather station located on the Monastery estate. Every day, the sisters collect rainfall data, morning and afternoon, temperature, humidity, wind direction and other phenomena that are of great value to the National Institute of Meteorology.
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Willem VS
October 15, 2022
Cycling
This Poor Clares Monastery was founded on Calle Alta in Santander in 1656. All the sisters came from the convent of Escalante except the Abbess who came from Zarauz. There …
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