Monastery of Pelayos
The Monastery of Pelayos is a Cistercian monastery in a state of ruin located in Pelayos de la Presa, Community of Madrid.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: building
- Also known as: “Monasterio de Santa María de Valdeiglesias” and “Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Valdeiglesias”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Juan Dam and Picadas Reservoir.
San Juan Dam
Dam
Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC0.
San Juan Dam is situated 1¼ km northeast of Monastery of Pelayos.
Picadas Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Asqueladd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Picadas Reservoir is situated 4 km east of Monastery of Pelayos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pelayos de la Presa and Navas del Rey.
Pelayos de la Presa
Village
Photo: velomartinez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pelayos de la Presa is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It covers an area of 7.58 km2. As of 2018, it has a population of 2,475. It is located in the southwest of the region, near the San Juan Reservoir, the source the municipal water supplies come from.
Navas del Rey
Village
Photo: Asqueladd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Navas del Rey is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is located 52 kilometers from the city of Madrid, which is accessed by the road M-501. Navas del Rey is situated 6 km east of Monastery of Pelayos.
Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex (MDSCC)
Locality
Photo: Malopez 21, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex is a satellite ground station located in Robledo de Chavela, Spain, and operated by the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial. Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex (MDSCC) is situated 9 km northeast of Monastery of Pelayos.
Monastery of Pelayos
- Categories: human settlement, Cistercian monastery, monument, monastery ruins, building, and historic site
- Location: San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.36612° or 40° 21′ 58″ northLongitude
-4.3222° or 4° 19′ 20″ westInception
1178Open location code
8CGQ9M8H+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 585501791OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q1776206
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Monastery of Pelayos” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kloster Valdeiglesias”
- German: “Kloster Valdeiglesias”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Pelayos”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa Maria de Valdeiglesias”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Santa María de Valdeiglesias”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Valdeiglesias”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monastery of Pelayos”. Photo: Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, CC BY 2.0.