Monastery of Sant Cugat

In the year 985, it was damaged by an attack of Muslim troops led by al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir, who then repaired it and added the minaret, which remains the highest point of the complex today.

In the late 11th century, count Ramon Berenguer II of Barcelona decreed that the monastery would be subject to St Ponce de Tomieres (Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), in the Languedoc, creating turmoil amongst the monks of Sant Cugat.

During the War of Spanish Succession, it was occupied by troops of Archduke Charles, causing damage to the structure.

The most distinctive feature of the monastery is its cloister, a notable example of Romanesque art, dating to the 12th century.

The church houses a Gothic altarpiece, known as the retaule de Tots els Sants, made in 1375 by Pere Serra.