Monastery of Sant Bartomeu

NOTE: Please see the full schedule in the "Plan Your Visit" section.

Last admission 30 minutes before closing time.

From 1 September to 30 June 
From Thursdays to Saturday: from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. 
Sundays and public holidays: from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

July and August

From Tuesday to Sunday: from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Tel.: 973320292
e-mail: bellpuig.cultura@gencat.cat

 

 

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What you will find

The monastery of Sant Bartomeu de Bellpuig is the product of a world in transformation: a witness to the transition from the Gothic to the Renaissance and the emergence of a new way of thinking that seeks the transcendence of the individual, his glory and honour, beyond death.

The monastery was commissioned in 1507 by Ramon Folc de Cardona i Anglesola, lord of Bellpuig, who was also viceroy of Naples and Sicily. The aim was to build a setting for his mausoleum, influenced by the customs of the Neapolitan nobility for whom a mausoleum of marble with its own chapel was one more sign of power and magnificence. At the same time the donation to the Franciscans guaranteed the intercession of the community for the salvation of his soul.

The architecture of the monastery shows the contrast between Franciscan austerity and the splendour with which the Cardona Anglesola family wished to endow it, to be seen most of all in the decoration of the cistern cloister.

As the execution of the project too a considerable time, the Gothic structure of the complex gave way to Reinassance elements such as the cladding of the east façade, the second floor of the cloister or the Duke's viewpoint. The chapterhouse, the chalice cupboard, in the Florid Gothic style, and the Plateresque wash basin of the refectory are good examples of the stylistic superimposition of the complex.

The most monumental piece was the founder's own mausoleum, in the monastery church. This is a fully Renaissance work that exalts the virtues and records his military victories for the purpose of perpetuating his memory.

After the attacks during the Peninsular War and the abandonment that followed confiscation in 1835 there was a fear that this heritage would not survive, and the mausoleum was moved to the parish church, where it can be visited today, whilst the monastery was subjected to the refurbishements required by the various uses to which the building has been put since that time.

Standard: €4 
Concession: €2

Entitled to concessionary admission charge:

  • People aged 65 and over.
  • Pensioners.
  • Carnet Jove holders.
  • International Student Identity Card holders.
  • Large or single-parent family book holders.
  • Groups of ten or more people who are not tourists. If any of the persons entitled to free admission continues to enjoy this rate.
  • Members of Carnet Artesà upon presentation of proof of their status.
  • Members of Associació Catalana de Crítics d'Art upon presentation of proof of their status.
  • Members of CRAC. Conservadors-Restauradors Associats de Catalunya upon presentation of proof of their status

Entitled to free admission:

  • Children aged under 16.
  • Unemployed people upon presentation of proof of their status.
  • Accredited members of the ICOM (International Council of Museums) or ICOMOS (International Council of Monuments).
  • Accredited members of the Associació de Museòlegs de Catalunya.
  • Accredited professional tourist guides upon presentation of proof of their status.
  • Official education teachers, accredited by the management of the educational centre. Only valid teaching staff cards will be accepted.
  • Accredited members of the press visiting in the course of their duties who have provided prior notification of their visit in writing.
  • Disabled people upon presentation of a certificate confirming their disabled status. The accompanying person will also have free admission.
  • Foster families upon presentation or proof of their status.
  • School parties (pupils in the general education system and special education with teaching staff) with a prior booking.
  • Teachers who work in the Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística, upon presentation of proof of their status.

Special cases:

  • Free admission on the last Tuesday of every month between 1 October and 30 June
  • Groups that book through ta tourism-related agency, operator or similar company will benefit from a 25% reduction on the applicable admission rate. The authorised guide or person accompanying the group will be given free admission.

NOTE: These times are now the ones in use. Please ignore any others published earlier on this or any other website or in informative leaflets and triptychs.

Last admission 30 minutes before closing time.

From 1 September to 30 June 
From Thursdays to Saturday: from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. 
Sundays and public holidays: from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

EASTER OPENING TIMES (Last admission 30 minutes before clossing time)

Saturday: from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m and from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Friday, Sunday and Monday: from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Summer (July and August)
From Tuesday to Sunday: from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Closed on Mondays except public holidays, 25 and 26 December and 1 and 6 January.

Group guided tours
Guided tours for groups with advance booking
Tel. Information and bookings 977 638 556, from 10 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
or e-mail reservesmonuments.acdpc@gencat.cat

 

Pets are not allowed inside the monument.

The facilities are equipped for people with disabilities and the blind.

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