Monastic site<\/h2><\/h2><\/div>The Monastery of Sant Cugat, occupied by a male religious community governed by the Rule of Saint Benedict, was in practice, like most large monasteries, a productive-administrative unit with an independent government system of counts and bishops. Although daily life took place within its walls, it had extensive holdings that provided it with everything essential for the monks\u2019 survival.
\nThe walls defended the Monastery, separated it from the outside world, structured it and created an internal site of which the most important parts survive: the church, the Cloister and its rooms, and the Abbot\u2019s Palace.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Main](\"https:\/\/visit.santcugat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Torre-del-Portal-Major.jpg\" "\\"MAIN")
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Main entrance tower<\/h2><\/h3><\/div>This construction fulfilled the function of tribute tower to Octavi\u00e0 Castle and was the entrance to the monastic site, which had the essential elements to defend it from possible invaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Read more information<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Attached to the Abbot\u2019s Palace, it houses the entrance to the Monastery of Sant Cugat. It also acts a tribute tower; in other words, it is the last stronghold of the site. It is preceded by a barbican, built on today\u2019s Octavi\u00e0 Square. Its former position is indicated on the pavement, where we can also see the remains of the old moat, which was crossed via a mobile wooden bridge.<\/p>\nOf all the defence structures of the entrance, only the tower remains, as the others were destroyed after the defeat of 1714, when King Philip V ordered the destruction of the Catalan fortifications.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Om](\"https:\/\/visit.santcugat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Plac\u0327a-de-L\u00b4Om_Monestir-de-Sant-Cugat-compressor.jpg\" "\\"OM")
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Om Square<\/h2><\/h3><\/div>Om Square was the intermediate part between the strict enclosure and the outside world beyond the Monastery walls, which is why there were lay people here.<\/p>\n<\/div>
The Monastery of Sant Cugat, occupied by a male religious community governed by the Rule of Saint Benedict, was in practice, like most large monasteries, a productive-administrative unit with an independent government system of counts and bishops. Although daily life took place within its walls, it had extensive holdings that provided it with everything essential for the monks\u2019 survival.
\nThe walls defended the Monastery, separated it from the outside world, structured it and created an internal site of which the most important parts survive: the church, the Cloister and its rooms, and the Abbot\u2019s Palace.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Main entrance tower<\/h2><\/h3><\/div>This construction fulfilled the function of tribute tower to Octavi\u00e0 Castle and was the entrance to the monastic site, which had the essential elements to defend it from possible invaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Read more information<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Attached to the Abbot\u2019s Palace, it houses the entrance to the Monastery of Sant Cugat. It also acts a tribute tower; in other words, it is the last stronghold of the site. It is preceded by a barbican, built on today\u2019s Octavi\u00e0 Square. Its former position is indicated on the pavement, where we can also see the remains of the old moat, which was crossed via a mobile wooden bridge.<\/p>\nOf all the defence structures of the entrance, only the tower remains, as the others were destroyed after the defeat of 1714, when King Philip V ordered the destruction of the Catalan fortifications.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>Om Square<\/h2><\/h3><\/div>Om Square was the intermediate part between the strict enclosure and the outside world beyond the Monastery walls, which is why there were lay people here.<\/p>\n<\/div>
This construction fulfilled the function of tribute tower to Octavi\u00e0 Castle and was the entrance to the monastic site, which had the essential elements to defend it from possible invaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/i><\/i><\/span>Read more information<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>Attached to the Abbot\u2019s Palace, it houses the entrance to the Monastery of Sant Cugat. It also acts a tribute tower; in other words, it is the last stronghold of the site. It is preceded by a barbican, built on today\u2019s Octavi\u00e0 Square. Its former position is indicated on the pavement, where we can also see the remains of the old moat, which was crossed via a mobile wooden bridge.<\/p>\nOf all the defence structures of the entrance, only the tower remains, as the others were destroyed after the defeat of 1714, when King Philip V ordered the destruction of the Catalan fortifications.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>Om Square<\/h2><\/h3><\/div>Om Square was the intermediate part between the strict enclosure and the outside world beyond the Monastery walls, which is why there were lay people here.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Of all the defence structures of the entrance, only the tower remains, as the others were destroyed after the defeat of 1714, when King Philip V ordered the destruction of the Catalan fortifications.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Om Square<\/h2><\/h3><\/div>Om Square was the intermediate part between the strict enclosure and the outside world beyond the Monastery walls, which is why there were lay people here.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Om Square was the intermediate part between the strict enclosure and the outside world beyond the Monastery walls, which is why there were lay people here.<\/p>\n<\/div>
![\"Monastic](\"https:\/\/visit.santcugat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Muralles-medievals_recinte-mona\u0300stic-1.jpg\" "\\"MEDIEVAL")
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