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Arches in the inner courtyard of Pedralbes monastery

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Within the city limits of Barcelona, you can find a beautiful, peaceful and quiet monastery, a centuries old retreat from the dynamic city and still home to Poor Clare nuns today.
Originally, the monastery was walled, of which little more than two towers and two gates remain today. Once you enter the cobble stone street leading up to the Pedralbes monastery, you are in a different world. I was early, and enjoyed a perfectly quiet half hour on the small square in front of the monastery. While I heard birds singing and saw the wintery sun rising over the surroudings, wondering how strange our winters have become, I realized that the city seemed very far from here. When the monastery opened its doors, I explored it at length.
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