Visit the Garraf Monastery

Guided tours to the Palau Novella in the Garraf Monastery

When you visit the monastery, we invite you to discover the history of this unique building and the community’s philosophy of life. A place of calm, spirituality, and great cultural richness, in the heart of the Garraf Natural Park and just a few kilometers from Barcelona.

A heritage for many lives

Enter the Garraf Monastery and learn the history of the Palau Novella, a modernist building from 1890 that became the spiritual home of the Sakya Tashi Ling Buddhist community. And discover how this enclave has been transformed into a space for meditation, learning, and connection with nature.

Our guides will take you through its most iconic corners, explaining its architectural, artistic, and philosophical legacy. You’ll also gain insight into the community’s philosophy of life.

Anyone interested can come visit us and learn about the natural, cultural, and spiritual heritage we are protecting.

Schedules and admission

* Contribution applicable to children (from 5 to 12 years old), retirees, large families, single-parent families, people with functional diversity, university students and teachers.

What you will learn during the visit...

THE PALAU NOVELLA

You will get to know a unique building of Catalan modernism, from its origins as Colònia Agrícola to its current life as a Buddhist monastery.

THE GOLDEN ROOM

In this room, which preserves the original elegant modernist decoration, parties and events organized by the former owners of the Palace were held.

THE CHAPEL

During the visit you will discover the beauty of the chapel, a common building in the agricultural colonies, now a key element of the monastery and its living history.

THE BUDDHA HALL

Explore this room of great spiritual significance, filled with various religious images, symbolizing the mental qualities that are cultivated in the Buddhist tradition through the practice of meditation.

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