Lleida

Romanesque and Gothic stone sarcophagi in Vallbona de les Monges LLeida Catalonia Spain. Vallbona Abbey, otherwise the Monastery of Santa Maria de Vallbona is a Cistercian nunnery in Vallbona de les Monges, in the comarca of Urgell, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in the early 12th century, and built between then and the 14th century, it is one of the most important monastic sites in Catalonia. Its church represents an example of transition between Romanesque and Gothic architecture. The abbey was declared a national monument on 3 June 1931.. (Photo by: Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)