Hotel Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine, the former Monastery of Santa María de Retuerta, is located on the left bank of the river

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, near the town of Sardón de Duero, in the province of Valladolid, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. The monastery belonged to the

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and was built during the period of 1146 through the 15th century in late-Romanesque style. It was founded by Sancho Ansúrez, grandson of Count

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. The building was declared a Monumento Histórico-Artístico of national interest on June 3, 1931, and then a Bien de Interés Cultural. More recently, it has been transformed into a hotel, and belongs to the privately owned business group

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. In 2016, it was awarded as the best tourist hotel by Fitur.

References

Bibliography

* ANDRÉS GONZÁLEZ, PATRICIA Monasterio de Santa María de Retuerta. Guía breve. Edita: Edilesa, 2005. . * ANDRÉS GONZÁLEZ, PATRICIA Monasterios premostratenses en Castilla y León. Las grandes órdenes monacales en Castilla y León. Editorial Edilesa, 2002. * Herrera Marcos, Jesús, Arquitectura y simbolismo del románico en Valladolid. Edita Ars Magna, 1997. Diputación de Valladolid.

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