Poblet Monastery
Also known as Monastere de Poblet, Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Spain
Inscribed
1991
Area
18 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Poblet Monastery is about 30 km north-west of Tarragona. The nearest other World Heritage site is Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco, about 35 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tarragona · about 126,000 peopleabout 30 km south-east
- Barcelona · about 4,920,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- Mataró · about 183,000 peopleabout 120 km east
- Andorra · about 54,000 peopleabout 130 km north
- Zaragoza · about 649,000 peopleabout 170 km west
- Castello · about 181,000 peopleabout 180 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SpainCultural33 km away
SpainCultural89 km away
SpainCultural91 km away
SpainCultural127 km away
AndorraCultural131 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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