The Ancient Spanish Monastery St. Bernard de Clairvaux is located in North Miami Beach, Florida. The picturesque 12th century monastery was originally built in Spain. It was dismantled, piece by piece, and brought to Florida by newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst, in 1925. It never got assembled until 26 years after his death.
Today, the grounds include extensive formal gardens, and are a popular venue for weddings.
The monastery is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM, and on Sunday from 11:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Admission for adults is $8.00, and for children, $4.00.
He never got to see it - what a shame.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was sad, too. At least he had his place in California to enjoy.
Deleteooh that looks gorgeous
ReplyDeleteIt's really pretty!
DeleteHow pretty!
ReplyDeleteSherry, we were in Myrtle Beach last week and went to that park you'd posted about. The statues were amazing.
Awesome! Glad you got to see it!
Deletewow - never heard about this one. Hearst had good taste in his plunderings. Glad it is assembled for folks to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI find it amazing that he went through the trouble to disassemble it and bring it across the ocean. Too bad he didn't get to see it in its new home.
DeleteAnything with 'ancient' in it is a win for me. Wow, I'd love to visit that place.
ReplyDeleteIt's impressive!
DeleteLooks like a great place!
ReplyDeleteCome by tomorrow and see part one of the garden tour
that we went to over the past weekend.
M :)
I'll stop by your blog. I hope I didn't miss your post.
DeleteIt looks so ancient and peaceful! Love the photos and description.
ReplyDeleteIt's very peaceful!
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ReplyDeleteSorry, Blogger was acting up. I thought it had eaten my comment, but it ended up duplicating it.
DeleteThis is beautiful. I wish I could teleport there!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting KHEL 666
Wouldn't it be nice if we could do that or just jump in the pictures we admire?
DeleteHi Sherry,
ReplyDeleteRandolph would have been most pleased. Thanks for another garden that I could virtually visit. Saving me loads of money :)
A peaceful weekend to you, Sherry.
Gary
It's nice to know these places exist, isn't it?
DeleteEnjoy the rest of your weekend, Gary!
Hi Sherry .. incredible what they ship across countries and then it wasn't erected for another 26 years ... still it looks a lovely peaceful surrounding now ..
ReplyDeleteCheers Hilary