Visit the Romanesque Monastery of Sant Sebastià dels Gorgs

Monastery of Sant Sebastià dels Gorgs
1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at 11am and 12pm

at 11am and at 12pm

1h
General admission 5€

The monastery of Sant Sebastià dels Gorgs, currently the village's parish church, was a Benedictine priory founded in the 11th century, with almost 800 years of monastic history. The visit to the monastery allows you to get to know the various spaces that make up the architectural complex. In parallel to this artistic and architectural vision, the visit also includes a historical aspect, as the origins of the monastery are explained, its evolution over the centuries and its transformation - convulsive - into the parish church that is now Along this path, important figures such as the Counts of Barcelona or Mir Geribert, and significant monasteries such as Sant Víctor de Marseille or Montserrat are mentioned, without ever forgetting the most prominent monks and abbots who lived in that cenobi.

What does the activity include

- Access to the cloister and base of the tower

- Guided tour

From the end of 2024 and during the year 2025, due to the restoration works carried out in the church, the visit will not include access to this part of the Monastery, sorry for the inconvenience.

Additional information

For information and reservations:

arqueovitis.activitatis@gmail.com

or at +34 606.86.69.79 (from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

For visits arranged by groups:

Date and time to be agreed Minimum price of €65 per service. From 10 people, regular price per person (reduced or general).

Special prices

Special prices

Reduced ticket: €3.50

* REDUCED INCOME is defined in the following cases:

+ 65: People 65 or older

Students: people who are accredited with a valid student card.

Young people aged 13 to 17: people who prove to be of this age at the time of the visit.

Carnet Jove: people with a valid Carnet Jove.

Contacte
Telephone
34 606866979
Address

Plaça de l'església s/n 08798
08798
Spain

Town
Avinyonet del Penedès

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Type
Museums, art and culture
Profile
All ages
Accessibility
Reduced mobility

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