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Simat De La Valldigna

Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna

Simat De La Valldigna

Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna

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Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna

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Location: Simat De La Valldigna, la Safor, Valencia, Spain

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1. From Alzira to Simat de la Valldigna via the Natural Path of l'Antic Trenet

43.5km

02:54

250m

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2. Watchtower of Xeraco – Port de La Drova Climb loop from Xeraco

50.7km

03:17

450m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Cyclist footbridge – Port of Gandia loop from Platja de Miramar

59.2km

03:40

460m

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Datsusara Outdoors

September 6, 2022

Wonderful Cistercian-style monastery founded in 1298 by Jaume II el Just, one of the historical jewels that remain from the ancient Kingdom of Valencia.
Since April 2022 it has been open to the public and deserves to be visited. Inside the enclosure there are ruins of the various buildings that were part of the old monastery and that today are partly under recovery work.
It is a very quiet and beautiful place a few meters from the town of Simat that also deserves to be included in the tour and has many hiking trails.

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Vicent CT

October 29, 2023

The Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna was founded by Jaume II the Just on March 15, 1298, who gave the Alfàndec valley to Abbot Bononat de Vila-seca to found a monastery of the order of Cistercian, subsidiary of the monastery of Santes Creus.
It was the first monastery of such importance built in the old Kingdom of Valencia, after the Christian conquest.
Days after the royal donation, Jaume II, fra Bononat and his retinue gathered at the place of Ràfol (a Christian village in the valley founded after the conquest of Jaume I) to take possession of the territory, plus a mile inland, the castles of Marinyén, Alcalà and the Mondúber tower.

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CHULE

July 14, 2025

The wonderful setting surrounds a fairytale monastery.

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Elevation 100 m

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Thursday 25 December

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47 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Location: Simat De La Valldigna, la Safor, Valencia, Spain

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Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna

1. From Alzira to Simat de la Valldigna via the Natural Path of l'Antic Trenet

2. Watchtower of Xeraco – Port de La Drova Climb loop from Xeraco

3. Cyclist footbridge – Port of Gandia loop from Platja de Miramar

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