Dosrius Castle

Sant Pere de Casserres is a Benedictine monastery in the town of Les Masies de Roda, Osona comarca, Catalonia, Spain. The 11th-century Romanesque-style building was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural landmark in 1931.

The building is quadrangular, somewhat wider than long, with three separate double-cruciform pillars supporting the nave's arches. The three naves are covered by barrel vaults. They were decorated with murals, some fragments of which are still visible. Outside, the apses are decorated in Lombard style with a frieze of blind arcades and pilasters. The central apse arcades have windows and a frieze. The bell tower is square and contains two floors. A second level has two arched windows on each side. The roof is hipped.

The cloister was built in the second half of the 11th century, with the same style as the cloister of the monastery of Santa Maria de l'Estany. The porches contain columns, including a row of columns at the corners. The capitals are adorned with vegetable and geometric ornamentation.

The Priory owned Dosrius Castle, which is now in ruins.

Text adapted from “Sant Pere de Casserres” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dosrius Castle ranks #7,135 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #510 of the 600 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1075, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 317 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Barcelona, 31 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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