Monastery of Leyre
The Monastery of San Salvador of Leyre is a religious complex to the south of the Sierra de Leyre, in northern Navarre, Spain, representing one of the most important historical monasteries of Spain.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: abbey in Spain
- Also known as: “Abadía Benedictina de San Salvador de Leyre”, “Leire”, and “Leyre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Presa de Yesa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yesa and Usún.
Yesa
Village
Xavier
Village
Monastery of Leyre
- Categories: benedictine abbey, Monument (Spain), religious organization, and religion
- Location: Yesa, Navarre, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.63625° or 42° 38′ 11″ north
Longitude
-1.17044° or 1° 10′ 14″ west
Elevation
757 metres (2,484 feet)
Open location code
8CJWJRPH+FR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monastery
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religious
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Turkish—“Monastery of Leyre” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Monesterio de Leire”
- Basque: “Leire”
- Basque: “Leireko monasterioa”
- Basque: “Leireko San Salbatore monasterioa”
- Catalan: “Monestir de Leire”
- Czech: “Klášter San Salvador de Leyre”
- Dutch: “Klooster van San Salvador de Leyre”
- Dutch: “Leyre”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo de Leyre”
- French: “Abbaye San Salvador de Leyre”
- French: “monastère de Leyre”
- Galician: “mosteiro de Leire”
- German: “Kloster San Salvador de Leyre”
- Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Λέιρε”
- Italian: “Monastero de Leyre”
- Italian: “Monastero di Leir”
- Italian: “Monastero di Leire”
- Japanese: “レイレ修道院”
- Moroccan Arabic: “دير سان سالڤادور دي لييري”
- Polish: “Leyre”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Leyre”
- Russian: “Лейре”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Leire”
- Spanish: “Abadía de San Salvador de Leire”
- Spanish: “Abadía de San Salvador de Leyre”
- Spanish: “monasterio de Leire”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Leire”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Leyre”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de San Salvador de Leire”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de San Salvador de Leyre”
- Spanish: “San Salvador de Leire”
- Spanish: “San Salvador de Leyre”
- Swedish: “Leyre kloster”
- Turkish: “San Salvador de Leire Manastırı”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Leireko San Salbatore and Restaurante de la Hospedería de Leyre.
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