Monastery of Sant Pau del Cam - this amazing, ancient place, to get to where you can stroll the streets of Barcelona's Nou de al-Rambla. This building in the Romanesque style in Barcelona is the only surviving building in this style. This monastery is really a very ancient place, one of the oldest buildings in Barcelona, ​​the exact date of its creation is not known, but some historians have called the 911 year. In those days, the monastery was located far outside the city and was located in the fields, hence its name - Sant Pau del Kam, the Church of St. Paul in the fields.

Monastery of Sant Pau del Kam has a complicated history. Once it was a haven of the Benedictine monks. In 977, it was completely destroyed and abandoned community of monks. In 1096 he began his recovery, but in 1114 he was again almost destroyed and then rebuilt it again. In the 14th century it was built a new city wall, and the monastery became part of the city. In 1842, the monastery was a school, and from 1855 to 1890 it housed military barracks.

Buildings in the extraordinarily beautiful monastery - the church, the Basilica, each structure. Especially attractive courtyard. The facade of the church looks majestic and solemn. The tympanum is the image of Christ on the throne, surrounded by his humble Apostles Peter and Paul. Hall has a main and cross aisles of equal length, from here you can get to the Crusade passage leading to the former Benedictine monastery. The building is surrounded by a beautiful garden.