Cypress Chapel
Located just 100 meters from the monastery, this chapel is the oldest surviving structure in the complex. It likely served as an ancient monastic cell and dates back to the late 9th or early 10th century. Built in the Mozarabic style using slate slabs, the chapel features a trapezoidal floor plan with a nave and a headboard.
A distinctive feature is its horseshoe-shaped southern entrance door. Inside, you can admire the elliptical triumphal arch and frescoes with Asturian influences.
Nearby stands a towering 25-meter-tall, thousand-year-old cypress tree, with a 3.25-meter perimeter, considered one of Spain's 50 most remarkable trees.
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Monumento
LU-5602
27620 Lugo
Spain