11 Sights in Montblanc, Spain (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Montblanc, Spain. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 11 sights are available in Montblanc, Spain.
Sightseeing Tours in Montblanc1. Ermita de Sant Josep
The hermitage of Sant Josep de Montblanc, in Conca de Barberà, is a very visited natural space, a place for gatherings and for campers to gather. Hermitage of small dimensions and great structural simplicity. Basically, the interest lies in the stone voussoired doorway and an engraved stone above, where an angel is represented. Built during the first third of the eighteenth century promoted by the merchant Francesc Sabater. During the nineteenth century it was owned by the Gassol family. In the course of the Spanish Civil War it was destroyed and remained abandoned for a few years. Thanks to the initiative and personal effort of Josep Civit i Solé it was rebuilt. Subsequently, the municipal administration has taken care of the maintenance of the area.
2. Pla de Santa Bàrbara
The Pla de Santa Bàrbara is a hill in the heart of the town of Montblanc, in fact a small plateau that rises twenty meters from the surrounding land. This enclave was occupied by an Iberian settlement of the Cossetan tribe. The various archaeological excavations carried out in the twentieth century of the Iberian village documented a radius-shaped structure, with small rectangular houses attached to it and silos that served to store grain. The houses had a stone base and elevation of adobe and plant elements. The dwellings were small, rectangular and with a fireplace. Along the wall, a brick bench served as a seat.
3. Convent de la Serra
The Mare de Déu de la Serra is a sanctuary and former convent of the Poor Clare sisters in the municipality of Montblanc. In the fifteenth century, it was the second sanctuary with the most pilgrims in Catalonia, after Montserrat. The convent of Poor Clare was the sixth oldest in Catalonia. The Virgin of the Sierra is venerated there. It is a building protected as a cultural asset of local interest.
4. Sant Pere del Pinetell
The old village of El Pinetell de Barberà, of which nothing remains today, was located on the north side, and very close to the old road that connects Barberà de la Conca and Montblanc. It was located at the foot of the Pinetell hill in the area of the same name, which today shares the municipalities of Barberà and Montblanc. It now belongs to the municipality of Montblanc.
5. Portal de Bové
The walled enclosure of Montblanc is formed by the set of towers, gates and walls that surround the historic center of the town of Montblanc, in the Catalan region of Conca de Barberà. It has been declared a cultural asset of national interest: the fortified enclosure in the category of historical monument and the intramural complex as a historical complex.
6. Santa Maria
Santa Maria de Montblanc or Santa Maria la Major is a fourteenth-century Gothic church in the municipality of Montblanc, with the main portal considered from the Renaissance. It is located on a promontory overlooking the old town of Montblanc. It is also known as The Mountain Cathedral. It has been declared a cultural asset of national interest.
7. Església de Santa Tecla
The church of Santa Tecla is a church in the municipality of Montblanc included in the Inventory of Architectural Heritage of Catalonia. Located on Calle de Baix, it is a small church and very simple structure: a stone doorway with the shield and tau and a circular window. There is a semicircular door, a work possibly from the 17th century.
8. Sant Francesc de Montblanc
The convent of Sant Francesc de Montblanc, could have been founded at the end of the third decade of the thirteenth century, perhaps where it is now or nearby and in a simple interim building. In any case, we cannot speak of extramurs simply because, at that time, the walls were not yet there. Of the old convent only the church remains.
9. Museu-Arxiu de Montblanc
The Casal dels Josa or Cal Portuguès is a Gothic building in Montblanc dating from the thirteenth century and today houses the headquarters of the entity Museum-Archive of Montblanc and region, founded in 1958. The Casal is located on Carrer Josa, 6, within the walled enclosure of Montblanc and sheltered by the church of Santa Maria.
10. Sant Miquel
Sant Miquel de Montblanc is a church in the town of Montblanc. It served as a parish before and during the construction of the Archpriest of St. Mary. Catalan Cortes were held here in 1307, 1333 and 1370 and it is a building protected as a cultural asset of local interest.
11. Església de l'Hospital de Santa Magdalena
The Church of the Hospital de Santa Magdalena de Montblanc is a religious building of Gothic art totally linked to the adjoining old Hospital of Santa Magdalena by history and construction. In fact, internally both buildings are separated only by a small courtyard.
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