I had reserved a room at the Hospederia Santa Cruz, which is right opposite the Romanesque Church in an incredibly picturesque village, with snow covered mountains high in the distance of the Pyrenees on one side and the towering cliffs of the hidden monastery of San Juan de la Pena on the other.
Santa Cruz de la Seros (info obtained from Church)
Convent was oldest in Aragon, 992. A Benedictine community affiliated to the Monastery of St Juan de la Pena. The nuns were known as Sisters of the Holy Cross. Las Sorores became abridged to La Seros.
It gained in importance when three of the daughters of King Ramiro I joined the community between 1061 and 1070.
Secret chamber
An opening high up in the wall on the north side of the nave leads to The Chamber, which could act as a place of sanctuary in troubled times. This is no longer open to the public after a boy fell and was injured. Pest!!!
Shots from the bus window
Hospederia Santa Cruz
Looking down the nave: the stairs (new) leading to the secret chamber, high on the left of the picture.
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