San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries World Heritage Site

Official name
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries | UNESCO
Country
Spain | Map
Continent
Europe
Location
San Millán de la Cogolla, Province and Autonomous Community of La Rioja
42.3258° Lat, -2.8649° Lon | Map
Code
805
Time Zone
Europe/Madrid (CET, +0100)
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Category
Cultural
Description
Inscribed 1997. The monastic community founded by St Millán in the mid-6th century became a place of pilgrimage. A fine Romanesque church built in honour of the holy man still stands at the site of Suso. It was here that the first literature was produced in Castilian, from which one of the most widely spoken languages in the world today is derived. In the early 16th century the community was housed in the fine new monastery of Yuso, below the older complex; it is still a thriving community today.