l'Estany
l'Estany combines the quiet scale of a Moianès settlement with the presence of a major Romanesque monastery in a way that reflects its position on the Catalan interior plateau. At its centre, the former Augustinian monastery of Santa Maria de l'Estany preserves a Romanesque church and an important medieval cloister. Its 12th-century sculpted capitals portray biblical scenes alongside animals and everyday figures, making the cloister a key work of Catalan Romanesque art. The town takes its name from the lake that once occupied the local basin; it was drained through an underground channel in the 16th century, leaving broad level ground around the settlement. Stone façades, tiled roofs and modest streets around the monastery give l'Estany a distinctly rural character within Moianès.
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The former lake basin on the Moianès plateau defines the setting of l’Estany — drainage works and open pastureland have long shaped this compact settlement in inland Catalonia. At its centre stands the former Augustinian monastery of Santa Maria de l’Estany, founded in the 11th century and among the region’s important Romanesque ensembles. Its 12th-century cloister is especially known for carved capitals depicting biblical narratives and scenes of medieval life. Quiet streets and surrounding fields give the village a markedly different rhythm from Catalonia’s Mediterranean coast. Browse additional webcams from the Moianès plateau and central Catalonia to extend your view of this inland region.
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