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Fundación Amantes

TIME : 2016/2/19 1:20:42

The somewhat curious Mausoleo de los Amantes (Mausoleum of the Lovers) pulls out the stops on the city's famous legend of Isabel and Juan Diego. Here they lie in modern alabaster tombs, sculpted by Juan de Ávalos, with their heads tilted endearingly towards each other. Around this centrepiece has been shaped a predictably sentimental audiovisual exhibition, featuring music and theatre.

Part of the complex is the 14th-century Iglesia de San Pedro , with a stunning ceiling, baroque high altar and simple cloisters, as well as the Torre de San Pedro from where there are fine views over Teruel.