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One of the highlights of living in Sant Cugat is access to the Parc de Collserola, a green area covering
over 8,000 hectares located between the rivers Besos, Llobregat, the Vallès depression and the Barcelona plain.
Locals also enjoy access to the Jardins del Monestir de Sant Cugat. These gardens are planted with Mediterranean
vegetation and noble trees that are in perfect harmony with the architecture of the monastery, and cover an area of
15,259 m² around the monastery.
The monastery itself, the ancient Benedictine abbey of Sant Cugat del Vallès, was the most important religious centre
in the county of Barcelona. First documented in 878, when it was mentioned that the abbot Ostofred obtained a precept
from the Frankish king Louis the Stammerer. The cloister, which was under construction in 1190, bears the hallmark of
the master mason Arnau Cadell, who is known to have lived at the monastery. Building work on the present-day church
began in the middle of the 12th century and progressed slowly. The façade was completed as late as 1337. The chapel of
Sant Benet was decorated in the baroque style by Pasqual B. Savall circa 1688.
Sant Cugat is also home to La Torre Negra, an extremely well-preserved Romanesque military building. It stands three
storeys high, is quadrangular in shape and has a square tower attached to one corner of the building. The building dates
back to the 12th century, when it was a castle known as Ricanli or Ricard, built during the time of Abbot Ermegol. It
is thought to have been rebuilt between the 14th and 15th centuries. Throughout the Middle Ages it was the subject of
disputes between the owners and Sant Cugat Monastery, which opposed its construction. It was also the seat of the
jurisdiction of the Quadra de Vilanova.
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