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Breda

Breda, with a population of 3,450 inhabitants is a town which blends historical tradition and crafts from the distant past. Located at the foot of the easternmost slope of the Montseny, the town is bordered by two rivers which form a valley. The town has a highly varied and extensive offer for tourists, the area’s natural environment, with its incomparable beauty invites the visitor to walks in the most picturesque parts of the valley.

HERITAGE:
The Monastery of Breda: A Romanesque church with its still-intact 12th century, apse, cloister and bell tower.

The Monastery of Sant Salvador: The year 878 is taken to be the year that Breda began its life as a town. Since then, the monastery of Sant Salvador has lent a unique identity to the town. Today only the church tower remains from this primitive Romanesque settlement, founded in 1038 by Guerau de Cabrera and Ermessenda, the counts of Girona. The tower dates from the 11th century, and stands majestically some 32 metres in height.

The north wing of the cloister which once belonged to the old monastery also remains, dating from a period between the 13th and 14th century.