San Sebastián de Hano, Escalante, Spain

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Ana Villanueva (8 months ago)
Historic 15th century monastery, home of Charles V's former lover. You can visit its church or contact the monks for a guided tour. Its landscape surrounded by marshes is worth a stop.

José Manuel Rodríguez (9 months ago)
A very nice place to visit and I was surprised to see that there were objects on loan and that for very few euros you could buy books, CDs and all kinds of objects in order to help those most in need.

Laguna Estigia (13 months ago)
Located at the top of a hill and surrounded by vegetation in front and marshes in the back. The church has a beautiful carved wooden altarpiece.

Federico Jorda Ramiro (2 years ago)
Incredible location, surrounded by the calm waters of the marshes, we heard the afternoon mass in a small church but presided over by an excellent altarpiece with the image of the "Divina Pastora". An extraordinary place

Luis Garcia (2 years ago)
Monastery or convent on the shores of the Santoña marshes, where the Capuchin fathers currently reside, declared a national monument in 1981, it hides the remains of Doña Begoña Blomberg, mother of Don Juan of Austria and lover of Emperor Charles V

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