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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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.
Presa de Yesa
Dam
Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Presa de Yesa is a dam, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Monastery of Leyre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yesa and Usún.
Yesa
Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yesa is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, in Northern Spain. Yesa is situated 3 km southwest of Monastery of Leyre.
Usún
Hamlet
Photo: Patxi Txokarro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Usún is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northwest of Monastery of Leyre.
Xavier
Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xavier is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain, with a population of 112. The name is the Romanized form of the original Etxeberri. Xavier is situated 6 km southwest of Monastery of Leyre.
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″ northLongitude
-1.17044° or 1° 10′ 14″ westElevation
757 metres (2,484 feet)Open location code
8CJWJRPH+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 353305992OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Swedish—“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”
- 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 Leyre”
- Spanish: “Leire”
- Spanish: “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”
- Swedish: “Leyre kloster”
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