Things to do in Sant Cugat del Vallès

Discover the culture in three different spaces in Casa Museu - Cal Gerrer. The Fundació Cabanas is a private, non-profit foundation created to preserve the “Cal Gerrer” building and publicize the ceramics of the Arpí family, the Marilyn Monroe Archive, and the work of the Cabanas-Alibau brothers. Inside you can visit three permanent exhibitions and a room for temporary exhibitions: · Arpí pottery factory The museumization process of the building has been a project devised in order to preserve the memory of what was the most important ceramics factory in Vallés and surroundings, currently being the only ceramics house-factory in the entire Spanish state. Its rehabilitation has allowed the recovery of traditional elements and spaces of the old pottery, where a collection of ceramic works is exhibited. · Cabanas-Alibau Brothers The Cabanas-Alibau family, born in Sants (Barcelona) and established in Sant Cugat in 1922, has had one of the most relevant careers in the local artistic field. The different rooms that make up the exhibition are structured into three areas, offering an anthology of the works of the three brothers: Joan, Francesc and Miquel. · Archive Marilyn Monroe This exhibition is presented from the particular point of view of its author, Frederic Cabanas, an artist from Sant Cugat who has spent more than 35 years collecting objects and documents, mainly books on the American actress. This is the first museum dedicated to Marilyn Monroe in Europe, which offers the visitor to let himself be seduced both by Marilyn's artistic sensibility and by the warmth that emerges from the atmosphere of collecting. Also, do not miss the amazing viewpoint, the small terrace crowned by the sculptural work of Frederic Cabanas that presides over the roof, and the balcony that offers us the most beautiful views of the Monastery of Sant Cugat and the Collserola mountain range.

The Monastery of Sant Cugat is an exceptional set, if you want to know it in depth and at your own pace, we recommend that you buy the audio guide for two tours. Discover one of the best cloisters in Europe. The Monastery of Sant Cugat is one of the greatest exponents of medieval art in Catalonia. The Cloister is considered a jewel of Romanesque sculpture, one of the most important in Europe, and one of the best preserved. The decoration of its 144 unique capitals stands out. The Church is a privileged place to be able to clearly observe the transition from Romanesque to Gothic. The audio guide has two routes: "Feel the voice of the Monastery" a tour of the monumental complex where you will discover the history and architecture of the most powerful monastic complex in the county of Barcelona. You will enter the Church and enjoy its treasures and the Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque artistic styles. "The Book of Medieval Stone" a tour of the capitals of the Cloister: On the other hand, the jewel in the crown is undoubtedly the Romanesque cloister. With the tour you will be able to interpret the meaning of 31 selected capitals. As if they were the pages of a book, we will tell you stories full of symbolism, customs of the Benedictine monks and some of the most important passages in the Bible, both from the Old Testament and from the life of Jesus.

What will Marilyn Monroe have to do with the father of sardanas? And a weather vane rooster with a murder on Christmas Eve? These are some of the stories and legends that Sant Cugat hides. Rediscover its forgotten past at the hands of a local comedian with the Sant Cugat HL Comedy Tour. Enjoy a unique format in a new concept of free walking tour! The most shocking stories and legends with a high dose of comedy. Rediscover Sant Cugat! Book now and rediscover Sant Cugat del Vallés from a new perspective!

Discover the history of comics by visiting the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions throughout the year in The Comic and Illustration Museum. The permanent exhibition proposes a route that covers from the first publication positioned entirely in the field of graphic narrative (The Monigoty, 1897) until the headers or characters of more recent times. Without forgetting the first revelations of the medium in children's and satirical magazines dating back to the mid-19th Century. In addition to the permanent exhibition, the Museum maintains an exhibition policy that allows it to delve into countless aspects of comic art. Do not miss the opportunity to discover the temporal exhibitions that bring us closer to the different variables of the universe of the vignette: most prominent authors, characters, genres, graphic trends, publishers and schools, etc., Also, visit the temporal exhibitions: "Flash Gordon: 90 years of interplanetary travel" and "Josep Coll".