Tiny Tour | Poblet Spain | The Royal Monastery of Poblet from 12th Century | 2020 Dec

The Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet is a monastery of the Cistercian order founded in 1150 . It is located at the foot of the Prades mountains, in the Conca de Barberà region. Poblet is an impressive architectural ensemble and can be counted among the most important monastic complexes in Europe. It is, in fact, the largest inhabited monastic complex on the European continent. Since the Middle Ages, it has been an important symbolic reference for the countries of the ancient Crown of Aragon.
In 1921, after the visit of King Alfonso XIII, it was declared a National Monument by the Spanish Government. In 1991 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The history of the monastery of Poblet has been closely linked to that of the rest of Catalonia. The Royal Monastery of Poblet was founded on August 18, 1150, when Ramon Berenguer IV, count of Barcelona, after completing the conquest of Lleida to the Saracens, gave the abbey of Fontfreda some lands of the Conca de Barberà, so that they established a Cistercian monastery there.
In 1809 the monastery was sacked by the French and in 1811 confiscated, but in 1813 the monks were able to relocate there.
The main church of Poblet (Santa Maria) and other places of the monastery served as burial places for monarchs, children and other people of the Crown of Aragon, members of other important noble lineages, abbots and monks of the monastery and other prominent people.
The tombs of this pantheon contain the remains of the following royal persons:
• Arch next to the Epistle (right) of the High Altar
1. King Alfonso the Chaste (part of the remains are in Santa Maria de Vilabertran ).
2. King John the Hunter .
3. Mata d'Armanyac , first wife of King John.
4. Violant de Bar , second wife of King John.
5. King John the Great .
6. Joana Enríquez , second wife of king Joan.
• Arch next to the Gospel (left) of the High Altar
1. King James the Conqueror .
2. King Peter the Ceremonious .
3. Maria de Navarra , first wife of king Pere.
4. Eleanor of Portugal , second wife of King Peter.
5. Eleanor of Sicily , third wife of King Peter.
6. King Ferdinand of Antequera .
• Outside the royal arches
1. King Alfonso the Magnanimous . (*)
2. King Martí l'Humà .
To know more about Poblet:
ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reial_M...
whc.unesco.org/en/list/518/
poblet.cat/
Devices used:
Camera: Fujifilm X-T3,
Lens: Fujinon XF 10-24mm F4, 16-55mm F2.8, 50-140mm F2.8

[@yudelkataveras6061]

Visite ese monasterio y es algo facinante entrar ahi.

[@Phorquieu]

Excellent video. Thank you for not burdening with a bad musical soundtrack, thank you for fearlessly traveling to interesting places, and thank you for taking us with you on your journey. Well done.

[@naldakron5620]

I love your vedios so much and always watch it

[@aftp6646]

Same for me.

[@BABeenHere]

Thank you. that's very nice of you. We're very happy that you enjoyed it.👍 and happy new year!!!🎆😀

[@BABeenHere]

Happy new year to you too! 😀👍🎆🎆🎆

[@philipmarchalquizar7741]

It's good to hear your voice. Hope you keep your story telling the whole length of the video. It's more engaging and entertaining. Thank you

[@BABeenHere]

Thank you. That's very nice of you. We really want our audience to feel what we felt when visiting there, even more so in this episode of Poblet, the peaceful environment and holy atmosphere are so relaxing. And at the same time, it comes with some key information to know Poblet. I'm so glad that you enjoyed it. 😀👍

[@adamsangala8682]

This is a really monumental building. . In those spaces, there is a silent talking about almost 1000 years of faith and life. And your video brings deep peace that came from there. Well thank you.

[@BABeenHere]

Thanks Adam. This monastery still has a lot of areas that we couldn't film at this time. Maybe someday in future we could make a follow up episode to explore more, hopefully. Today is the last day of 2020. Happy new year, hope you and your family have a great 2021. See you next year. 😀👍🏻