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The village of San
Millán de Collego, developed around the site of two monasteries
situated on a hillside the older one higher up is called San Millán
de la Suso and the later one San Millán de la Yuso.
MONASTERY SAN MILLÁN DE LA SUSO
PHOTOGRAPH BY AHERRERO
The de Suso monastery was built in the 10th
century on a site which was founded in 537 by St Emilian who was a
hermit and shepherd. Made from a beautiful pink sandstone, it
has mostly Romanesque features. The Monastery is home to the tombs
of St Emilian and Gonzalo de Berceo a 13th century writer who also
lived there as a monk. The monastery de Yuso below the de Suso
was built between the 16th and 18th century on a site which was
formerly an older monastery. Both monasteries are well worth a
visit as they contain some ancient artifacts including a collection
of ivory plaques which were once part of a collection belonging to
an 11th century reliquary. There are also medieval manuscripts
dating back to the 10th century. In 1997 the monasteries were
granted UNESCO world heritage status.
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SAN MILLAN DE COGOLLA
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