Things to see and do Cervera

The current Cervera Museum is the result of the union between the old Musée Museum, the Wheat and agriculture museum and the Museum-museum Duran i Sanpere. In addition to the rich collections of archaeology and painting on the ground floor, we discover on the floor the reconstitution of a typical interior of rich landowners of the th century. The Wheat and Agriculture Museum is currently closed for work.

It is probably the most emblematic building of Cervera due to its historical importance. In 1716, Philippe V removed the six existing Catalan universities and created a single centre for studies in Cervera, a town that supported him during the succession war. Cervera became the intellectual centre of Catalonia for more than a century, until the university was transferred to Barcelona in 1842. This monumental construction of the th century now houses various cultural and educational institutions. On the exterior façade of Baroque style, you can see a crown symbol of monarchical-power.

The church Santa María is a Gothic temple completed in the th century, although it retains certain elements of Romanesque origin. The large windows designed by Colí de Maraia in 1413 and the bell tower between the church and Casa de la Hundreds (city Hall) will be noted. A octagonal plane, it houses six bells that have the particularity of being manually sonnées. The altar of the church is presided over by the Virgin del Coll de las Sabinas, patron of the city. It is a th century Romanesque sculpture carved in wood, representing the Virgin with the child Jesus on his knees.