Barcelona
Barcelona
+ The City of Barcelona
Sights
* L'Anella Olímpica
* LA Barceloneta and Port Olímpic
* Casa Amatller
* Casa Batlló
* Casa Lleó-Morera
* Casa Milà
* Ciutat Vella
* Drassanes and Museu Marítim
* L'Eixample
* Fundació Antoni Tàpies
* Gràcia
* Hospital De La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
* Mercat De La Boqueria
* Monestir De Pedralbes and Collecció Thyssen-Bornemisza
* Monument A Colom
* Museu D'art Contemporani De Barcelona (Macba)
* Museu D'art Modern - Mnac
* Museu Frederic Marès
* Museu del futbol club Barcelona
* Museu D'Història De La Ciutat
* Museu Tauri De La Monumental
* Museu Tèxtil I D'Indumentària
* Palau Güell
* Palau De Mar
* Palau De La Música Catalana
* Palau Reial De Pedralbes
* Parc De La Ciutadella
* Parc Del Clot
* Parc De La Creueta Del Coll
* Parc De L'Espanya Industrial
* Parc De Joan Miró
* Parc Del Laberint
* Pavelló Barcelona
* Plaça De Catalunya
* Plaça Del Rei
* Plaça Reial
* Plaça Sant Jaume
* Port Vell
* Tibidabo and Serra De Collserola
* Vila Olímpica
* Barcelona's Metro
Vicinity
+ Vicinity
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Highly Recommended )
The monastery of Pedralbes was founded by King Jaume II and Queen Elisenda de Montcada in 1326 to accommodate nuns of the St Clare of Assisi order. Following the king's death in 1327, Elisenda spent the last 37 years of her life here.
The spacious, three-storey cloisters - one of the architectural jewels of Barcelona - are still used by the Clarista nuns. Step inside and it is hard to believe you are just a short bus-ride from frenetic downtown Barcelona. From here, there is access to the refectory, the chapter house, the Queen's grave and St Michael's cell, with its remarkable wall murals.
Recently, Baron von Thyssen-Bornemisza donated part of his priceless art collection to the monastery, with 79 works housed in two former dormitories - mostly 13th- to 18th-century Italian and German paintings, including works by Fra Angélico, Lucas Cranach, Velázquez and Rubens .
Address: Baixada de Monestir 9
Phone: Monastery: 93 203 92 82. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection: 93 280 14 34
Open: Monastery and museums: Tue-Sun 10-2 Closed Mon and hols. Church: Tue-Sun 11-1
Bus: 22, 63, 64, 75, 78,114
Accessible: Excellent
Admission: Monastery: moderate. Thyssen-Bornemisza: moderate
Other: Palau Reial de Pedralbes
Practical: Bookshop
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