NOTE: Please check the full schedule in the “Plan your visit” section. The ticket office and entrance close 30 minutes before the stated closing time.
Tuesday to Saturday:
Tel.: 677 560 497 / 977 834 007
e-mail: escornalbou.cultura@gencat.cat
Escornalbou takes us into a time when the well-to-do bourgeoisie restored ancient buildings to turn them into residences. And so, in 1911 Eduard Toda bought the ancient monastery of Sant Miquel d'Escornalbou and restored it with total freedom.
The tour introduces us to the atmosphere of a well-to-do house in the early 20th century, where the main figures of the Renaixença or Catalan Revival met as Toda's guests. In the rooms there are samples of the collections he had gathered on his journeys. Vice-consul in Macao, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and consul in Egypt, he used those experiences to discover different cultures. He took a special interest in Ancient Egypt and took part in the excavations at Thebes. He put together a private collection of Egyptian art, which he loaned to the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid and the Victor Balaguer Museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú.
Some pieces also reveal the interest aroused by the Renaixença in the history of Catalonia, and especially Poblet Monastery.
Amidst the interpretation Toda made of the original buildings we can make out the remains of the monastery. Founded in 1153, the monastery of Sant Miquel d'Escornalbou was the centre of the barony that included the towns Duesaigües, Riudecanyes, Vilanova d'Escornalbou, L'Argentera, Colldejou, Pradell de la Teixeta and La Torre de Fontaubella.
Toda preserved a few elements like the church and the cloister, althought he rebuilt it to turn it into a garden from where he could enjoy one of the finest views of the Tarragona region.
Visits without a guide are not permitted.
Working days (excluding holidays and bridges)
Standard: €4
Concession: €2
Week-end, holidays and bridges
Standard: €8,00 (admission + guided tour)
Concession: €6,00 (admission + guided tour)
Especial: €4,00 (guided tour)
Entitled to concessionary admission charge:
Entitled to free admission (especial):
Special cases:
NOTE: These opening hours are currently in effect and override any previously published schedules on this or other websites, as well as in brochures and leaflets.
The ticket office and entrance close 30 minutes before the stated closing time.
Tuesday to Saturday:
Sundays and public holidays: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm all year round.
Closed on non-holiday Mondays, and on December 25th and 26th, and January 1st and 6th.
OPENING HOURS FOR ACCOMPANIED NON-GUIDED TOURS AND GUIDED TOURS OF ESCORNALBOU CASTLE AND MONASTERY
NOTE: These are the current opening hours and they replace any others previously published on this or other websites, as well as in brochures and information leaflets.
The ticket office and entrance close 30 minutes before the final closing time.
SELF-GUIDED TOURS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE MONUMENT
Tours will always be accompanied. Two types are offered: accompanied non-guided tours and guided tours.
SUMMER OPENING HOURS (1 June to 30 September)
Tuesday to Sunday, including public holidays: 10 am to 8 pm
Accompanied non-guided tours:
Guided tours:
WINTER OPENING HOURS (1 March to 31 May and 1 October to 5 December)
Tuesday to Sunday, including public holidays: 10 am to 5.30 pm
Accompanied non-guided tours:
Guided tours:
REDUCED WINTER OPENING HOURS (16 December to 28 February)
Tuesday to Sunday, including public holidays: 10 am to 4 pm
Accompanied non-guided tours:
Guided tours:
Closed on non-holiday Mondays, 25 and 26 December and 1 and 6 January
Pets are not allowed inside the monument.
The facilities are not equipped for people with disabilities.
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