San Sebastián de Hano

Escalante, Spain

San Sebastián de Hano monastery was founded in 1441 in the small island on delta area. It was rebuilt in the 17th century and dissolved in 1835.

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Montehano, Escalante, Spain
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Founded: 1441
Category: Religious sites in Spain

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Federico Jorda Ramiro (11 months 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 (13 months 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
Antonio José López Lorente (16 months ago)
We tried to visit it inside but it was not possible, there was no indication and almost everything was closed. The environment and the forest that surrounds it is beautiful.
Raquel López Álvarez (2 years ago)
The location is beautiful but the monastery, or the church part at least, gave me quite a bad feeling. Without a doubt, it's great for taking photos of the entire surroundings, but not that it's the monastery, it seemed of little interest to me.
Ignacio Aguirre (3 years ago)
It is worth making a stop to visit it. The path to get there is a little narrow, it is not very long so it is not easy to meet another one in front of you, but… There is a small parking lot. When we went it was closed, so we saw it from the outside, and we went down to the marshes through the stairs in front. You have to go down carefully as the stairs are a little slippery. The views are beautiful and there is a short walk.
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