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The artist GUERRERO MEDINA from
Sant Tomas and his son, the photog-
rapher Pau Guerrero Prado from Barcelona,
took advantage of a stay in the hotel of the
monastery Monasterio de Pieta to get new
creative input. The spectacular waterfalls in
the landscape park of the monastery inspired
both of them to new artistic works. The results
are spectacular scenery photos and impres-
sive oil paintings on water as an elixir. The
works can be seen at the Museum of Tossa
de Mar from August.
Piedra Monastery ( www.monasteriopiedra.
com ) is located in one of the most barren ar-
eas of Aragon. Its origins go back to the year
1194, when Alonso II, “the Chaste”, and his
wife Doña Sancha donated an old Moorish
castle to the Poblet monks to build a monastery
and establish the Christian faith in the region.
In 1840, Pablo Muntadas Campeny bought
the monastery and carried on with its farming
and livestock raising activities. His son, Juan
Federico Muntadas, would give shape to the
park by making changes, building paths and
walkways and planting. In 1860, after the Iris
cavern was discovered, it was opened to the
public. The first fish farm in Spain was created
in 1867 by naturalising the common trout and
white-clawed crayfish in the waters of the Pie-
dra River. This farm continues to supply Aragon-
ese rivers with species for restocking. The result
of these activities is the garden as we know it
today, which was designated a National Sce-
nic Site in 1940.
L’artiste GUERREROMEDINA de Sant
Tomas et son fils, le photographe Pau
Guerrero Prado de Barcelone, ont profité
d’un séjour à l’hôtel du monastère Monas-
terio de Pieta pour obtenir de nouveaux
apports créatifs. Les chutes d’eau spectacu-
laires dans le parc du monastère ont inspiré
les deux à la fois à nouvelles œuvres artis-
tiques. Les résultats sont des photos de pay-
sages spectaculaires et impressionnantes
peintures à l’huile sur l’eau comme un élixir
de la vie. Les travaux peuvent être vus à partir
d’août au musée de Tossa de Mar.
PiedraMonastery ( www.monasteriopiedra.com
) is located in one of the most barren areas of
Aragon. Its origins go back to the year 1194,
when Alonso II, «the Chaste», and his wife Doña
Sancha donated an old Moorish castle to the
Poblet monks to build a monastery and esta-
blish the Christian faith in the region. In 1840,
Pablo Muntadas Campeny bought the monas-
tery and carried on with its farming and livestock
raising activities. His son, Juan Federico Munta-
das, would give shape to the park by making
changes, building paths and walkways and plan-
ting. In 1860, after the Iris cavern was discove-
red, it was opened to the public. The first fish farm
in Spain was created in 1867 by naturalising the
common trout and white-clawed crayfish in the
waters of the Piedra River. This farm continues to
supply Aragonese rivers with species for restoc-
king. The result of these activities is the garden
as we know it today, which was designated a
National Scenic Site in 1940.
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