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Monestir de Pedralbes

Address: Baixada Monestir 9, Pedralbes, Barcelona, Catalonia | Map It
Phone: 93/203-9282
www.museuhistoria.bcn.es

Category: Religious Sites
Location: Upper Barcelona

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Fodor's Review:

One of Barcelona's hidden treasures, this monastery (in fact, a convent) was founded by Reina Elisenda, widow of Catalonia's Sovereign Count Jaume II, for Clarist nuns in 1326. The Gothic cloister is the finest in Barcelona. The abess's day cell, the Capella de Sant Miquel, has murals painted in 1346 by Ferrer Bassa, a Catalan master much influenced by the Italian Renaissance. Scratched into the painting, on the right side between Saints Francis and Clare, you can make out what is widely considered Barcelona's earliest graffito: Joan no m'oblides (John, don't forget me), proof that not all of the novotiates were there by their own choice. You can also visit the medieval living quarters and kitchen. Look for the ruts broken into the arcaded walkways by Napoleonic cannon during the 1809 French occupation. The museum shows religious paintings and artifacts collected over the centuries.

Cost: EUR 5.50; free 1st Sun. of month. Ticket also includes admission to Museu Històrica de la Ciutat, Centre d'Interpretació del Park Güell, Centre d'Interpretació del Call, Centre d'Interpretació Històrica, Refugi 307, and Museu-Casa Verdaguer
Open: Oct.-May, Tues.-Sun. 10-2; June-Sept., Tues.-Sun. 10-5
Metro: Reina Elisenda

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