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Sant Cugat Del Vallès

La Torre Negra

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Sant Cugat Del Vallès

La Torre Negra

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc de Collserola

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Location: Sant Cugat Del Vallès, Valles Occidental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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1. Pi d'en Xandri, La Torre Negra, Ermita Sant Medir, Turó de Valldaura – Collserola – Circular Route

16.2km

04:43

410m

400m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Sant Medir Hermitage – Pi d'en Xandri loop from Mundet

24.5km

07:13

640m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Pi d'en Xandri – Torre de Collserola loop from Sant Cugat Centre

26.2km

07:42

720m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Jordi S.

November 24, 2021

The Black Tower is a Romanesque military construction in the municipality of San Cugat del Vallés, very well preserved, with a quadrangular plan and three stories high with a square tower attached to one corner of the building.

Since 1842 until today it is in private hands and belongs to the Rabadà family.

Some windows on the façade are geminated and the entrance door is formed by a semicircular arch.

Located in a natural setting between two streams, at the entrance to the Gausac valley on the border between the Collserola mountain range and the southern fields of the Vallés plain, with views over the entire horizon to the north.

Its origin dates back to the 12th century, in a castle named Ricanli or Ricard, built in the time of Abbot Ermengol and it seems that it was rebuilt between the 14th and 15th centuries. The Black Tower owes its current name to its dark-colored stone walls.

Its first known inhabitants were the Vilanova in the 12th century. Later it passed to the Palou family.

Throughout the Middle Ages it was the subject of disputes between the owners and the Sant Cugat monastery, which opposed its construction.

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Location: Sant Cugat Del Vallès, Valles Occidental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

La Torre Negra

1. Pi d'en Xandri, La Torre Negra, Ermita Sant Medir, Turó de Valldaura – Collserola – Circular Route

2. Sant Medir Hermitage – Pi d'en Xandri loop from Mundet

3. Pi d'en Xandri – Torre de Collserola loop from Sant Cugat Centre

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