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Monestir de Sant Llorenç del Munt

Benedictine monasteries in CataloniaBien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of BarcelonaChristian monasteries established in the 11th centuryRomanesque architecture in Catalonia
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Sant Llorenç del Munt is a Benedictine monastery in Matadepera, Vallès Occidental, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on top of La Mola, the summit of the rocky mountain massif, Sant Llorenç del Munt, within Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural landmark in 1931.

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Monestir de Sant Llorenç del Munt
Camí dels Monjos (PR-C 31),

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Camí dels Monjos (PR-C 31)
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