Hosteria del Monasterio de San Millan

The Monasterio de San Millan Hotel is actually a wing of the Yuso Monastery in San Millán de la Cogolla, and it has been declared World Heritage by UNESCO.

The Monasterio de San Millan Hotel is a historic building, and in its origins it was part of the route of the Camino de Santiago, still preserving the oldest manuscripts of Spain which were written in Spanish and Euskera.
All this area will make you feel as being part of the seventeenth century. La Rioja retains many of the spirituality centers that were prayer retreats and cultural centers.

There are two monasteries, the oldest at the top of the mountain called San Millan de Suso (in old Castilian, suso means above) and San Millan de Yuso, (in old Castilian yuso means below). The Monasterio de San Millan Hotel actually occupies a wing of San Millan de Yuso.

San Millan de Suso (top) was inhabited by Saint Millan and in the lower part of the mountain you will find two levels of caves which were the Saint and his disciples lived.

In the monastery of Yuso (bottom) stands the church, the cloister, the sacristy and the whole Baroque library and archive. At present besides the Augustinian friars monastery this has become the center of International Research of the Spanish Language.

The Monasterio de San Millan Hotel not only offers travelers the possibility to enjoy history, but also to share the tradition of Spanish cuisine with a gourmet restaurant within the hotel that serves local dishes accompanied by the famous wines of La Rioja .
All hotel rooms are decorated with dark woods, artwork and antique furniture and views of the surrounding vineyards.

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