Catalonia Trip Overview
With the Bat a Bat pass you can visit different historical sites for a whole year where you can appreciate the history, art or culture of an entire country.
Girona: Farga Palau, Canònica de Sta Maria de Vilabertran, CM Sant Pere de Rodes, Study Carles Fontserè workshop, Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya: Empúries, Ullastret and Girona, Antic Hospital de Sta Caterina, Museu d’Art de Girona
Barcelona: Rafael Casanova and Prat de la Riba Museum House, National Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia and Colonia Sedó, Museum of History of Catalonia and Archeology (BCN and Olèrdola headquarters), Museu del Ciment, Castell de Cardona and Claramunt
Tarragona: Reial Monestir de Santes Creus, Cartoixa d’Escaladei, Castell Monestir d’Escornalbou and Miravet, Museu Nac. Arqueològic de Tarragona, Conjunt Mon. de Centcelles, Vil·la Romana dels Munts, Museu i Necròpolis Paleocristians
Lleida: Set Roca dels Moros – El Cogul, Convent de St Bartomeu
Personal or multi-person option (up to 4 people)
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* Duration: 1 to 365 days
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With the Bat a Bat pass you can visit different historical sites for a whole year where you can appreciate the history, art or culture of an entire country.
Girona: Farga Palau, Canònica de Sta Maria de Vilabertran, CM Sant Pere de Rodes, Study Carles Fontserè workshop, Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya: Empúries, Ullastret and Girona, Antic Hospital de Sta Caterina, Museu d’Art de Girona
Barcelona: Rafael Casanova and Prat de la Riba Museum House, National Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia and Colonia Sedó, Museum of History of Catalonia and Archeology (BCN and Olèrdola headquarters), Museu del Ciment, Castell de Cardona and Claramunt
Tarragona: Reial Monestir de Santes Creus, Cartoixa d’Escaladei, Castell Monestir d’Escornalbou and Miravet, Museu Nac. Arqueològic de Tarragona, Conjunt Mon. de Centcelles, Vil·la Romana dels Munts, Museu i Necròpolis Paleocristians
Lleida: Set Roca dels Moros – El Cogul, Convent de St Bartomeu
Personal or multi-person option (up to 4 people)
Visit: Ruins of Empuries, C/ Puig i Cadafalch s/n L’Escala, 17130 Spain
On Girona’s Costa Brava, Alt Empordà, is home to such a number of cultural and natural attractions that it could well hold the title of the most beautiful region in Catalonia.
One of the essential visits to do in Alt Empordà is the Roman and Greek ruins of Empúries.
The site has two distinct areas: the Roman city and the Greek city (or Neapolis). Discover the history of the sea and how it influenced present-day Catalonia.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Museu Nacional de la Ciencia i la Tecnica de Catalunya, Rambla d’Egara 270, 08221 Terrassa Spain
The MNACTEC is a museum that shows the evolution of science and technology in Catalonia, its industrial application and its social impact.
Located in the modernist building of the Aymerich, Amat i Jover factory and presents four permanent exhibitions: “The Textile Factory”, which shows how a steam worked, how yarn and fabrics were manufactured and what the daily life of the workers was like; “Homo Faber”, which exemplifies the evolution of science and technology from the Neolithic period to the beginning of industrialization; “Energy”, which presents a set of interactive experiences on energy; and “El Transport”, which exhibits cars, trucks, airplanes and bicycles since the 19th century.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Monasterio de Sant Pere de Rodes, Cami del Monestir, S/N, 17489 El Port de la Selva Spain
The Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes rises on one of the peaks of the Sierra de Rodes, a chain on the seafront north of Alt Empordà. It is one of the many witnesses to Catalan Romanesque architecture, but it is perhaps one of the most architecturally sophisticated.
From the 11th to the 14th century it was the main spiritual center of the county of Empúries and its splendor is shown in the large dimensions of the monastic complex.
The monastery is built in terraces to adapt to the terrain and the various buildings are organized around the cloister and the church, built between the 10th and 11th centuries.
From the monastery you can enjoy one of the best views of Cap de Creus. Shortly before arriving, there are the remains of the medieval town of Santa Creu de Rodes, among which the church of Santa Helena de Rodes stands out.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Museu d’Historia de Catalunya, Placa Pau Vila, 3, 08039 Barcelona Spain
The Museum of History of Catalonia, built in an old port warehouse built in 1901, has different permanent exhibitions and a media library specializing in the history of Catalonia as well as a library.
This old port warehouse, built in 1901, was transformed in 1996 into the Museu d’Historia de Catalunya. The permanent exhibition “A journey through history”, which occupies the second and third floors of the museum in a useful area of 4,500 square meters, is an interactive exhibition through the past and the memory of Catalonia, from prehistory to the present day, organized in different spaces that deal with topics such as technology, economy, politics, culture or everyday life.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Castell de Cardona, Lloc Parador Nacional Turisme, 506, 08261 Cardona Spain
The imposing castle of Cardona began to be built two thousand five hundred years ago and during the Middle Ages it was the residence of the lords of Cardona. Centuries and centuries of history are hidden within this impregnable fortress where there is also the exceptional Collegiate Church of San Vicente, jewel of the Catalan Lombard Romanesque. Relive sieges and battles and discover why the lords of Cardona were called the Crownless Kings.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: El Castell de Claramunt, 08787 La Pobla de Claramunt Spain
Claramunt Castle stands on a hill, overlooking the Òdena basin. Its history, marked by war conflicts, is full of destruction and reconstruction but, despite everything, it has preserved until today its structure and the impressive appearance of a fortress.
Founded in the second half of the 10th century, it was part of a dense network of castles that marked the border between the county of Barcelona and al-Andalus, with the function of protecting and organizing the territory.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Monasterio de Santa Maria de Vilabertran, Carrer de l’ Abadia n 4, 17760 Vilabertran Spain
Halfway between Figueras and Peralada, with only four kilometers of margin, a very peculiar monastery, with a marvelous Romanesque style, tends to be forgotten by those who visit the Alto Ampurdán region, which keeps many secrets in the simplicity of the cloister and the barrel vault of his church. The monastery of Santa María Vilabertrán is not even a conventional monastery but a canonical one, whose function in the Middle Ages was to congregate canons under the norms of San Agustín.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya – Ullastret, Afores, s/n Puig de Sant Andreu, 17114 Ullastret Spain
Ullastret is a small town located in the interior of the Costa Brava, close to more summery and photographed towns such as Pals, Palafrugell, Begur i l’Estartit. However, Ullastret has something very special: a unique archaeological site. Why? Because it could be the largest Iberian population that exists: a city of about 6000 inhabitants called… Indika.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya, Carrer de Santa Llucia, 8, 17007 Girona Spain
The Girona Archeology Museum brings together the important finds found in the province from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, and has been doing so for almost 150 years inside a magnificent building: the Sant Pere de Galligants Monastery, an ancient Medieval Benedictine abbey in the city center.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, Placa del Rei, 5, 43003 Tarragona Spain
The National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona is the oldest in Catalonia in its specialty. Since its origins, in the first half of the 19th century, it has been the center for the recovery and conservation of the archaeological heritage of Tarragona and its area of influence.
The historical and monumental importance of the Roman city of Tarraco, capital of Hispania Citerior, and of the archaeological sites in its surroundings, has provided the museum with an important and rich collection of archaeological materials that illustrate the process of Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula.
Although some of the pieces that are currently part of the museum come from collections of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, most of the funds have been recovered in the last 150 years as a result of the construction of the modern port and, more recently, of the extraordinary urban growth of the city.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Castell Monestir d’Escornalbou, Carretera d’Escornalbou, s/n TP-3211 gps: 41.129038 0.916025, 43771 Riudecanyes Spain
Escornalbou takes us into a time when the wealthy bourgeoisie fitted out old historic buildings to turn them into their residences. Thus, in 1911, Eduard Toda bought the old monastery of Sant Miquel d’Escornalbou and restored it with complete freedom.
The visit allows us to get to know the atmosphere of a wealthy house from the beginning of the 20th century, where the main figures of the Renaissance, invited by Toda, met.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Miravet Castle (Castillo de Miravet), 43747 Miravet Spain
Built on a privileged watchtower, the medieval castle of Miravet is one of the best examples of the architecture of the Order of the Templars in Europe. A religious and military building of Arab origin, it follows the defensive style of the castles of the Holy Land, with majestic walls that rise over the Ebro river.
The year 1,153 was conquered by the Christians and Ramón Berenguer IV handed it over to Pere de Rovira, master of the Templars in Hispania and Provence, who rebuilt it and made it one of the main centers of Christian power in the Iberian Peninsula.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: La Roca de los Moros, Cami d’El Cogul a Albages km 1, 25152 El Cogul Spain
Rock Set of the Rock of the Moros – El Cogul
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Convent de Sant Bartomeu., Carretera de Belianes, s/n, 25250 Bellpuig Spain
Convent of Sant Bartomeu
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Museu de la Colonia Sedo d’Esparreguera, Carrer Continues, s/n, 08292 Esparreguera Spain
Colonia Sedó is distinguished from other cotton colonies by its important dimensions and by the use of a hydraulic system that makes the most of the energy of the water.
The 1,400 hp turbine, which supplied the necessary energy to the mill’s spinning and weaving sections, was the largest built in our country. Made entirely of cast iron, its dimensions were proportional to the flow and the force of the waterfall.
Duration: 1 hour
Visit: Conjunto Historico Castillo de Olerdola, Ctra BV2443 s/n, 08734 Olerdola Spain
The monumental complex of Olèrdola is part of the Route of the Iberians.
Olèrdola has a privileged situation between the plain of the Penedés and the Garraf. Since prehistoric times, its inhabitants have left their mark: an Iberian settlement, an impressive Roman fortification and a medieval city, with pre-Romanesque and Romanesque churches and medieval rock-cut tombs.
We recommend wearing good shoes for hiking in the mountains, water and warm clothing or a hat for the sun, depending on the season. Throughout the year we offer different guided tours and dramatized visits to the Natural Park and the monumental complex. Likewise, if you are hikers and you like the mountains, we recommend the circular route to the Olèrdola castle.
Duration: 1 hour
Visit: Museu del Ciment de Castellar de n’Hug, Paratge del Clot del Moro, s/n, 08696 Castellar de n’Hug Spain
he old Asland cement factory, located in the area of Clot del Moro, in the municipality of Castellar de n’Hug, operated from 1904 to 1975. The remains visible today still reveal the spectacular nature of one of the most incredible manufacturing complexes of Catalan industrialization, framed in a unique natural environment.
Currently the complex is attached to the Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (MNACTEC), and houses the Museu del Ciment de Castellar de n’Hug, inaugurated in 2002. The factory and its surroundings were declared a cultural asset of national interest, in the category of historical monument, in 2005.
The visit to the museum allows one to understand the impressive set of remains of this industrial complex promoted by a group of industrialists at the beginning of the 20th century. The factory supplied cement at times of strong growth in industrial society, in need of new infrastructures and housing and new production spaces.
Duration: 1 hour
Visit: Catalan Museum of Archaeology, Passeig de Santa Madrona, 39-41 Parc de Montjuïc, 08038 Barcelona Spain
Get to know the Jewels of archeology in Barcelona.
In the privileged setting of Montjuïc Park, one of the green lungs of the city of Barcelona, the Museum invites you to take a journey through the roots of Catalonia, from prehistory to medieval times. A selection of our best archaeological pieces awaits you; all this in a relaxing and welcoming space, where the architecture of one of the old palaces of the 1929 International Exposition has been respected, located in one of the most bohemian and multicultural neighborhoods of Barcelona, Poble Sec.
Duration: 1 hour
Visit: Girona Art Museum, Pujada de la Catedral, 12, 17004 Girona Spain
The Girona Art Museum is located in the incomparable setting of the old Episcopal Palace, the first references of which date back to the 10th century. Through its rooms it offers us a journey through the history of architecture.
The interior of the palace houses the most important art collection of the Bishopric and of the province of Girona, with pieces dating from the Romanesque period to the beginning of the 20th century. Among the most notable works are the altarpiece of Sant Pere de Rodes (10th century), the altarpiece of Sant Pere de Púbol (15th century), tables from the altarpiece of Sant Feliu de Girona (16th century), the altarpiece of Segueró ( 16th century) and the sculpture Against the invader (19th century). The building still preserves various spaces that respond to its original function, such as the episcopal prison or the majestic garden.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Visit: Reial Monestir De Santes Creus, Plaza Jaume el Just, s/n, 43815 Aiguamurcia Spain
Santes Creus Monastery came into being in 1160 under the patronage of the Montcada and Cervelló houses and Count Ramon Berenguer IV. On the banks of the River Gaià the monks, who came from the Occitan Abbaye de Grandselve, found the ideal site for building a monastery which, until 1835, would be the center of one of the largest and most influential monastic domains of the Kingdom of Aragon. Its history and the Cistercian way of life are described in the audiovisual “The Cistercian World”.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
Visit: Cartoixa de Scala Dei, Cami de la Cartoixa, s/n, 43379 Escaladei Spain
The Carthusian Monastery of Escaladei stands at the end of a valley, nestling beneath the Montsant hills. In this quiet spot the Carthusian monks followed a way of life marked by silence and prayer, combining the solitude of the hermit with the shelter of community life.
The Carthusian Monastery was founded in 1194, thanks to a grant by King Alfons I to settle population in lands which he had just conquered. Later donations and purchases made the monastery a great feudal lord, owner of a large territory equivalent to the present district of El Priorat.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
Visit: Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, Placa del Rei, 5, 43003 Tarragona Spain
The National Archaeological Museum of Tarragona is the oldest of its kind in Catalonia. The collection took shape in the first half of the 19th century, and has always been at the center of the recovery and conservation of Tarragona’s archaeological heritage and that of the city’s hinterland.
Thanks to the historical and monumental importance of the Roman city of Tarraco, as the capital of Hispania Citerior, and the other archaeological sites in the region, the Museum possesses a wealth of archaeological material that evokes the Romanization process of the Iberian peninsula.
While some of the pieces in the Museum formed part of collections from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, most of the material has been discovered in the last 150 years as a consequence of the construction of the modern port and, in recent years, of the extraordinary growth of the city itself.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
Visit: Villa Romana Dels Munts, Passeig Forti, s/n, 43893 Altafulla Spain
Els Munts is one of the best preserved aristocratic villas from Roman Hispania.
In an incomparable setting on the shores of the Mediterranean, the inhabitants of this country residence would have enjoyed the tranquility of rural life and the beauty of the surroundings, but without foregoing luxury and refinement.
It was a house designed for the leisure and relaxation of the Tarraco elites and would no doubt have played a key role in their social, political and economic relations.
Duration: 1 hour
Visit: Early Christian cemetery of Tarraco, Av. de Ramon y Cajal, 84, 43005 Tarragona Spain
The Early Christian Necropolis of Tarragona is one of the best-known and best preserved late Roman (3rd-5th centuries AD) cemeteries in the Roman Empire. A visit to it immerses you in the evocative world of the dead –as well as of life– some 1,500 years ago in Tarraco.
Thanks to archeology, we can get to know the people who lived in ancient Tarraco. What were their names? What work did they do? How long did they live? What were their beliefs? In short, we have an open door to understanding what life was like in Roman times.
Duration: 1 hour
Visit: Roman Villa of Centcelles, Afores s/n, 43120 Constanti Spain
Centcelles is a magnificent archaeological complex that takes us back to the final years of the Roman period in our region. In the main room we find much of the mosaic that once decorated the dome, an exceptional fact in itself.
Duration: 1 hour
Visit: Espai Santa Caterina, Passatge Aristides Maillol s/n, 17002 Girona Spain
In activities from the end of the seventeenth century to the beginning of the twenty-first, the Antic Hospital de Santa Caterina is currently bringing the Delegation of the Government of the Generalitat de Catalunya to Girona. The building, from the Baroque period, is located in a medieval quarter, which today faces archeological remains. The entrance includes a visit to the Pati de les Magnòlies, with sgrafiats de principis del segle xx, l’espai d’interpretació de l’antic hospital, the lobby with arrambadors of the seventeenth century, the hospital pharmacy of the Baroque period and the ‘old cappella, on s’exposa el quadre El gran dia de Girona, by Ramon Martí i Alsina (1826-1894).
Duration: 1 hour
Visit: Fragua Palau, Placa de l_Abat Oliba s/n, 17500 Ripoll Spain
The Palau Forge in Ripoll was founded as an iron forge in the 17th century, and it continued to run until it closed in 1978. It is located within a block of flats that were used as homes. The ground floor is occupied by the forge, with water pipes, hammers, coal, the furnace and the forge. Separated from the workshop is the waterwheel, with a ditch and pond used to store water from the river Freser to rotate the wheel and generate a continuous stream of wind that gave its name to the method used in the Catalan forge. Besides being the only forge in Catalonia, and perhaps in Spain, that still made pieces of copper until the second half of the 20th century, the most unique features of the Palau Forge are the two hammers, with metal pads, elm handles and a steel head.
Duration: 1 hour
