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Monastery of Sant Pere
Placa de Prat de Sant Pere, Besalu 17850 - Spain

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Only the church remains of the Benedictine Monastery of Sant Pere which was founded in AD 977 and became extremely powerful in the 12th and 13th centuries. The facade has a large window flanked by lions and on the opposite side is an ape and a snake. Inside are abbots` tombs and an ambulatory used by medieval pilgrims. On the capitals of the columns are engravings of biblical scenes, plants and animals.


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