We will departure from Salou or Tarragona in the early morning in the southwest direction,towards the MONASTERY OF POBLET.

Visit to Poblet’s Monastery

POBLET’S MONASTERY is a Cistercian abbey declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. A large architectural ensemble with almost 1000 years of history, among the 3 largest and most complete in the world, which surrounds the church built in the 12th century and linked to a fortified royal residence. We can see, still a community of 140 monks living in the monastery.

The architectural complex offers us an unparalleled visit, in which we can see the dining room and the library, which conserve the original 13th century cruiser ceiling; the chapter room; the old kitchen or the old bedroom room among many other spaces.

After the visit, we will continue on our way to IGUALADA, an industrial city that has achieved popularity for its textile elaborations and leather tanning. We will visit the Pil Museum, to observe the elements of use and elaboration process. Despite its remarkable industrial development, Igualada retains architectural elements from past centuries. We will go to the center of the city from where we will visit Plaça del Ajuntament, a porticoed square resulting from the combination of two medieval squares and retains part of its old arcades.

The Town Hall, a neoclassical building that contrasts with the square, is a work designed by the architect Antoni Rovira i Trias in 1833. Nearby is the church of Santa Maria, a building designed in 1601 by Pere Blai, the most prestigious Renaissance architect from Catalonia. In the eighteenth century the chapel of Sant Crist was added on the north side, inside it there are exhibited a series of paintings made by Francesc Tremulles in 1732.

Montserrat tour

After Igualada we will visit MONTSERRAT, a place recognized by the surrounding mountain that offers a spectacular landscape, we visit the sanctuary of the Moreneta, popular name with which the virgin of the place is known: Mare de Déu de Montserrat. This sanctuary is carved inside a cave, and according to legend it was there that the virgin was found.

We will also visit the great MONTSERRAT MONASTERY, built on an old hermitage. This monastery was built by the religious influence of the place, thanks to the continuous pilgrimages that pay homage to the virgin of Montserrat. The monastery is currently renovated, because of its destruction as a result of the invasion of Napoleon in Spain, so many artistic and architectural elements of the sanctuary are of modern dates.

After visiting the sanctuary we will visit the Montserrat viewpoint to appreciate the beauty that the mountain offers with its famous views that impress visitors. We will have lunch at the place enjoying the scenery.

Departure to Salou or Tarragona in the afternoon.

Tarragona and its History  

The origin of Terragona is in a small Iberian town called Kese. Tarragona, its name is due to the Tarraco that was a Colonia Iulia Vrbs Triumphalis, Tarraco de los Romans, was the capital of Hispania Citerior in the Republican era and of the province of Hispania Tarraconensis during the Empire. After the invasion of 711 the Arabs took over and ruled this province, when Carlo Magno came to power he established the so-called Hispanic Brand that was made up of the cities of Catalonia, Barcelona, ​​Tarragona and Gerona. In the year 1116, once again Tarragona is reconquered by Ramón Berenguer III. 

Poblet Monastery and its History 

It was founded in 1150 by order of Count Ramón Berenguer IV. The first monks to stay were Cistercians and were originally from the Abbey of Fontfroide, in France. The monastery always had the protection of the Crown of Aragon and important noble families, lived its peak after the construction of the Royal Pantheon (1340) by order of Peter the Ceremonious. He himself, and other great kings, lie there. 

With the descent of the Royal House of Aragon, the loss of monks and, especially, the confiscation of Mendizábal in 1835, the monastery fell in total abandonment and was stripped. But, in 1940 a group of Cistercian monks from Italy recovered the monastic life and made it reborn (currently lives a community of 25 Benedictine monks). Rebuilt and protected by UNESCO. 

Igualada and its History 

Born Equal to that of the year one thousand, on the left bank of the Anoia River that gives its name to the region. Its name comes from the Latin Aqualata, which means that the river widens, this is a river well used to provide hydraulic power to the mills. 

Its origin is at a crossroads, a military one from Manresa, through Odena and Montbui, to the most distant castles of the Tarragona countryside, two the royal road that links Barcelona with Lleida, Aragón and Castilla. Its center position in the Odena basin, becomes the same natural meeting place for agriculture and benefits the exchange and sale of goods. What is known as the first construction of the town is the lifting of a chapel in 1003 with a “speck” or “force“, minor defense fortification. 

In the year 1381, Igualada is conferred the title of Calle de Barcelona being under the administration of the city of Barcelona and equating it in rights, freedoms and prerogatives. The town was growing and, between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries two walls are built, until the eighteenth century, in this century the town extends towards Soldevila and Capdevila, following the royal road. 

Monserrat Monastery 

It is a Benedictine abbey located on the mountain of Montserrat, belongs to the region of Bages, territory of Barcelona, ​​at a height of 720 meters above sea level. As for its administration, it belongs to the municipality of Monistrol de Montserrat, but some of its bordering lands enter the term of Collbató. This monastery is a symbol for Catalonia and has been transformed into a point dedicated to the pilgrimage for believers, also a recognized visit for tourists. 

Among the various actions that are done in Montserrat, the choir stands out, this is one of the choirs of the oldest singing children in Europe. 

The sanctuary of Montserrat, together with the sanctuaries of Torreciudad, El Pilar, Meritxell and Lourdes are part of the Marian Route, an itinerary directed by Marian spirituality and devotion, enjoys a great heritage, gastronomic and natural wealth. 

Plaça del Ajuntament 

It is the name of the most important and central squares of the city of Valencia. Its buildings, most of them of eclectic and rationalist style, which were built during the first half of the twentieth century, as the town hall, seat of the Town Hall from Valencia, they are its main characteristic. It also stands out at the beginning of the fourteenth century its circular trace source and the sculpture tribute to the jurat in the city cap, Francesc de Vinatea. 

In the middle of the square there are points of sale of flowers around a large flat space, there the traditional mascletàs are celebrated year after year during the festival of the Fallas of Valencia, 

All year except Christmas, New Year and St. Stephen

Includes:

• Private vehicle or minibus
• Entrance to the Monastery of Poblet
• Entrance to the Museum of the Pil
• Entrance to the Monastery of Montserrat
• Guide throughout the tour

• Maximum capacity: 15 people.
• Meeting point: Pick up at the Hotel of Hospedaje.
• It is essentialto have received the reservation confirmation.

CANCELLATION POLICY

1-day tours are cancelable up to 24 hours before.