REAL MONASTERY DE ST. JEROME DE COTALBA (Alfauir)

AMUX OFFERS A GUIDED TOUR TO THE
REAL MONASTERY DE ST. JEROME DE COTALBA (Alfauir)
and
Lunch at the restaurant "L'Almàssera" (Castellonet)
in an old oil mill dating from the early eighteenth century
on

Saturday 2 March 2013

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Entrance to the Monastery
Guided tour of 1.30 hours in Castilian with English notes
and video in Castilian and English.
Lunch
Round trip transportation
Departure from Xàbia 09:30. From parking in the Avenida de Palmela
Return: 18:00 approximately.

All inclusive: 25 euro members AMUX
                         30 euros non-members

Limited places
Reservations and payment for the visit should be made in the Museum 
(between 10.30  a 12.30 h Tuesday to Sunday) before 21 February
Select your choice of menu on reservation.  See Restaurant information below.

AMUX members have priority but must reserve and pay by Friday February 10

El Real Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Cotalba

The Royal Monastery of San Jeronimo de Cotalba is located in the municipality of Alfauir (Valencia), about 8 kilometers from Gandia.
It is one of the most remarkable and best preserved monastic buildings in the Valencian Community, with a diversity of styles dating mainly from the 16th to 18th centuries but based on a primitive medieval gothic structure from the 14th century,. This beautiful monument was declared of Cultural Interest (BIC) in 1994.

Visitors can admire the courtyard entrance, with its gothic tower, Patio de los Naranjos, mudejar cloister, old church with baroque chapel, old chapter with the image of the Virgen de la Salud, olive press with fresco by father Borrás (Last Supper from the school  of Juan de Juanes), silo, winery, stables, old kitchen of the monks, in addition to the stunning and romantic gardens and gothic aqueduct which surrounds it.



More information on www.cotalba.es
and The "Real Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Cotalba" - a slice of history with its origins in Xàbia

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El restaurante L'Almássera
Castellonet

The restaurant L'Almássera is in an fully restored old olive oil mill dating from the early 18th century. It offers a menu based on traditional and artisanal products from the locality.

www.restaurantealmassera.com




Menu for AMUX visit
 
Choice of starter and second course
to be chosen on reservation
                                                         
Vegetable cream soup
Fish soup
Blat picat (wheat based ‘paella’)
Chicken salad, bacon, walnuts, raisins and
      sweet mustard sauce
Stuffed aubergine
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Iberian solomilllo with cheese sauce and pasta
Vegetable Lasagna
Veal Stew
Roast chicken drumsticks
Fried mixed fish
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Drink, homemade dessert and coffee

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