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When stepping up to Canongate Kirk you may be excused for not quite knowing what the building is. The front is unusual with its flat facade, heavy Doric porch and strange Dutch style gable, topped by a set of real antlers.

The monastery of San Pedro de Siresa is probably one of the first monasteries founded in the region of Aragon. Alfonso I el Batallador (1073-1134) was educated in this monastery before becoming King of Aragón.

The Church of Sant Vicenç de Cardona is located within the walls of the castle of Cardona. It was built in the 12th century in a Romanesque style. The church has a basilica plan, with three naves and an inconspicuous transept. The presbytery is located above a crypt. The church is preceded by an atrium, or galilee.

The monastery was founded by Augustinian canons after the Christian reconquest of Alqueza from the Islamic settlers. It preserves a 15th-century cloister with mural paintings and the church, modified in the 16th century.

The church of Santa María de Lluçà has its origins in the territorial reorganisation carried out in a border area between the lands in Islamic hands and those that had already been recovered.

The Augustinian canonry of Santa Maria de Vilabertran was established by Pere Rigau, a priest associated with an ancient church on the site, which has historical records dating back to 969. The significance of this church is highlighted by the presence of the tombstone of Alfonso "El Casto" , who passed away in 1196.

Sant Jaume de Frontanyà's canonry originates from an older church dedicated to Sant Jaume, located on a high spot west of the current site. Today, all the monastic buildings have disappeared except for the magnificent church, a single-nave building with a transept where three apses open.

You can't come to Canterbury without visiting the world famous cathedral, site of the shrine of Thomas Becket and the seat of the Archbishop. The spectacular building houses many stunning features, including a Romanesque crypt, a perpendicular nave and beautiful medieval stained glass windows. It is the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The construction of the Chapel of Souls or Chapel of Santa Catarina dates back to the late eighteenth century, when the brotherhood of souls and Chagas of San Francisco passed from the monastery of Santa Clara to the chapel of Santa Catarina. The building has about 16,000 "azulejos" on its exterior facade.

The Cappella dei Bianchi (Chapel of the Whites) is located in the 16th-century Basilica of San Severo and has recently gained notoriety following the display of the sculpture "The Veiled Son" of the Italian artist Jago.