{"id":20801,"date":"2018-10-08T23:36:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T22:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit.santcugat.cat\/the-essentials-of-the-monastery-of-sant-cugat\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:00:27","slug":"the-essentials-of-the-monastery-of-sant-cugat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visit.santcugat.cat\/en\/the-essentials-of-the-monastery-of-sant-cugat\/","title":{"rendered":"The essentials"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you come to visit the Monastery of Sant Cugat, here you have the best information to know the monument.<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>

We have prepared a tour through the highlights of the Monastery of Sant Cugat. If you like medieval architecture and art, the monastic site is one of
\nthe best monuments in the province of Barcelona, just 15 minutes from the city. In the Monastery of Sant Cugat you can enjoy one of the best European
\nRomanesque cloisters and in the Church admire good examples of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic styles. But the Monastery holds many
\nother things. Here you\u2019ll find a first selection.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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MONASTIC SITE<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Cloister<\/span><\/div>

THE CLOISTER ROOMS<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Church<\/span><\/div>

CHURCH OF MONASTERY<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ART HERITAGE OF CHURCH<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Abbot\u2019s<\/span><\/div>

ABBOT’S PALACE<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Tower<\/span><\/div>

BELL TOWER<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

What you cannot miss from the Monastery of Sant Cugat<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>

If you don\u2019t have much time, rent the audio guide and visit the points highlighted in the infographics, exploring the essence of the monument.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Did you know that the Benedictine community left the Monastery of Sant Cugat in July 1835 following the confiscation of ecclesiastical properties? Now we are the ones who can walk its thousand-year old walls.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

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Bell Tower<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The church\u2019s bell tower is one of the most emblematic elements of the monastic site.
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Church of the Monastery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The church is the central place of the monastic liturgy, where the monks prayed eight times a day to celebrate the Divine Office and where they welcome the people to the major feast days
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The Cloister Rooms<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Notable in the monastic site is the Romanesque Cloister, a symbolic and functional space surrounded by a series of rooms for the daily life of the monks and that enabled community life
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Monastery Museum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Discover the elements of the local heritage that tell us about historical epidemics in our town.
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Om Square<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Om Square was the intermediate part between the strict enclosure and the outside world beyound the Monastery walls, which is why there were lay people here.
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Main entrance tower<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This construction fulfilled the function of tribute tower to Octavi\u00e0 Castle and was the entrance to the monasticsite, which had the essential elements to defend it from possible invaders.
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Abbot\u2019s Palace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the 13th century a castle where the different Kings of Aragon spent some time was built upon the remains of an older building, probably a hospital.
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Monastic site<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Monastery of Sant Cugat, occupied by a male religious community governed by the Rule of Saint Benedict.
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Medieval Walls<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The insolation of the monasteries and their inhabitatns is physically reflected by the walls that separate the monastic site from the rest of the world.
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