Santa María de la Oliva

Santa María de la Oliva
Native name Spanish: Ex-monasterio Cisterciense de Santa María de la Oliva
Location	Carcastillo, Spain
Coordinates	42°22′18″N 1°28′00″W / 42.371678°N 1.466532°W / 42.371678; -1.466532Coordinates: 42°22′18″N 1°28′00″W / 42.371678°N 1.466532°W / 42.371678; -1.466532
Spanish Property of Cultural Interest
Official name	Ex-monasterio Cisterciense de Santa María de la Oliva
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	1880
Reference no.	RI-51-0000026
Location of Santa María de la Oliva in Spain

The abbey of Santa María la Real de la Oliva, or simply La Oliva, is a Cistercian monastery in Carcastillo, Navarre, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1880.^{[citation needed]}

Description[]

Interior of La Oliva Abbey.

Cistercian Monastery established in the 12th century. Present buildings date from 13th - 15th centuries.

Construction at the site is attributed first in 1134 to King García Ramírez of Navarre, known as the restorer. This king died in 1150 and the same year the abbey was founded, or refounded, as a daughter house of the Morimond and Escaladieu Abbeys.

It is protected as a historic monument (Ex-monasterio Cisterciense de Santa María de la Oliva).

Address[]

Address: Carretera Melinda, s/n, 31310 Carcastillo, Navarra, Spain.

See also[]

• List of Bien de Interés Cultural in Navarre

References[]

External links[]

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• Official website (in Spanish)

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