Manresa
Saint Ignatius of Loyola spent a year in a cave near this Catalan city in 1522, writing the foundational text of the Spiritual Exercises, making Manresa a place of Catholic pilgrimage to this day. The city sits at the confluence of the Llobregat and Cardener rivers, with a medieval centre built around the Gothic basilica of La Seo, alongside baroque churches and modernista buildings. It also marks a stage on the Catalan Way of St. James and lies close to Montserrat.
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- Population76,250
- Nearest water from center 0.8 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 8.5 km5.3 mi
Nearest airports
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Manresa: quick answers
Where is Manresa?
Manresa is in Spain, about 24 km15 miles in a straight line from Terrassa.
How do you get to Manresa?
The nearest airport is Barcelona (BCN), about 1 hr 1 min away by road. The nearest train station is Manresa, about 6 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Manresa?
The warmest month is July, averaging 23°C73°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 5°C40°F. The wettest month is September, with about 96 mm3.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Manresa?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 museums, 68 restaurants, 16 cafés and 25 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Manresa?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Solsona.