A 126 kms  (79 miles) south-west of Barcelona. 1,45 minutes drive on a toll highway. From Poblet to Santes Creus it´s only 32 kms (19 miles), about a 30 minutes drive.

Royal Monastery of Poblet, founded in 1151, it was the first of the three sister monasteries , known as the Cistercian Triangle, that helped consolidate power in Catalonia in the 12th century ( the other two are Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus).

It is impressive for the majesty of its architecture and includes a fortified royal residence as well as the pantheon of the kings and queens of Aragon.

Nowadays is still home to a monastic community that maintains the spirituality of the place.

1991 was declared Worl Heritage by the UNESCO.

Royal Monastery of Santes Creus, founded in 1158, the monastery reached its most splendid moment in the 13th and 14th centuries, when the king of Aragon chose the monastery as a royal pantheon. It´s one of Catalonia´s medieval jewels and bring together samples from different periods from the Romanesque façade with a large Gothic stained-glass window, to altarpieces dating from the 17th century.