Real Monestir de Sant Cugat del Vallès

Sant Cugat del Vallès

Since the early Middle Ages the site has housed the relics of Saint Cucuphas (Sant Cugat), a Christian martyr whose torment under Diocletian belongs to hagiographical tradition rather than documented history. The Benedictine community, attested from the 9th century, had one of the most remarkable Romanesque cloisters in Catalonia built in the 12th century, before the church was completed in the Gothic style. A stage on the Camino Catalán between Montserrat and Barcelona, the monastery also hosted the Catalan Corts convened by Alfonso the Magnanimous in 1419.

Getting there : Parish church free admission; Romanesque cloister and museum admission charge

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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