Simat de la Valldigna [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Simat de la Valldigna
Simat de la Valldigna () is a municipality in the "comarca" of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is 50 km from Valencia, and 20 km from Cullera and Gandia. It is also near Xàtiva and Alzira.
It is one of the four villages which are a part of "La Valldigna". It is a natural area, which is surrounded by the mountains of the Serra de Corbera, in the north, by the Montdúver in the south,
Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna
The Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna is located in Simat de la Valldigna (Valencia).
History.
The monastery was founded in 1297 by James II of Aragon. Since the beginning, it was one of the most important monasteries of the Cistercian order. It was founded by the monks of Santes Creus in the Tarragona province. The whole Valldigna valley belonged to the monks, according to a royal order.
The monastery was inhabited by monks until 1835, when a