Montserrat Monastery

Montserrat Monastery, also known as Santa Maria de Montserrat, is a significant medieval abbey and one of Catalonia's most prominent religious monuments. The monastery, which sits high amid the Catalan countryside's mountains, provides tourists with spectacular views of the surrounding area as well as interesting architecture and history.

Napoleon's forces burned down and looted the monastery in 1811. During the Spanish Civil War, the monastery saw more bloodshed, with many of the priests and religious men and women residing there being slaughtered. While Franco's troops waited to wait for those prohibited down the road, Montserrat Monastery was known as a haven for scholars, politicians, and artists.

Location: Barcelona, Spain