Manresa (Catalan pronunciation: [mənˈrɛzə]) is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographic centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa Maria de la Seu. Saint Ignatius of Loyola stopped to pray in the town on his way back from Montserrat in 1522. He also read in solitude in a cave near the town for a year, which contributed to the formulation of his Spiritual Exercises. As such, the town is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics.
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The Santa Maria Basilica Collegiate of Manresa (the See) is one of the most representative examples of the Catalan Gothic and it is also a symbol and an icon of the Bages district capital. Located at the top of the Puigcardener, it sights the city at its foot from the left side of the Cardener River, at the bottom of the cliff. The See is, without any doubt, the main historical, identity and spiritual reference of all the Manresans. The privileges conceded by Pope Leo XIII in 1886 turned the temple into a Basilica.
On a hill, easy to reach, near thee Cardener river. Was the old Roman, rebuild in 1960 old 12 th century stone bridge. Beautiful Gothic cathedral with nice paints. Visit also the old church, inside this church. Nice view over the city. On less than minuts walk, you reach some museum, and the cave of Sant Ignaci de Loyola.
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La Sequia of Manresa is a canal that was built in the fourteenth century. And since then still fulfills its main function (bring water to the city of Manresa, and also tries to preserve the charm of the era in which it was built, respecting when it's possible, the original construction. Over la Sequia, visitors can walk and discover the flora and fauna around them, history full of legends and some of the most magical places in Catalonia. Parc de la Sequia, offers guided tours, workshops, children's activities and so on, so that visitors can discover and experience this magical canal. What is Parc de la Sequia? Taking advantage of the values representing the canal and water born Parc de la Sequia to become a space of culture, leisure and education around the medieval canal in Pla de Bages. It is a brand that includes the medieval canal, built in the Middle Ages, a visitor's center, located in the Parc de l'Agulla, the Can Font's Water Centre and the Museum of Technology of Manresa.
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