Monestir de les Avellanes Os de Balaguer

Ancient abbey from the 12th century adapted to the needs of the 21st century.

Located in a spectacular natural setting of forests, gardens and vineyards, ideal for enjoying a peaceful break.

Hospitality

The Monastery of Las Avellanes has symbolically hung the doors that once closed the wall on the entrance wall, to illustrate the state of hospitality that has always accompanied the Monastery.
The rooms and interior spaces, completely renovated, have been converted into a three-star hotel.
The uniqueness of the building and its surroundings frame this charming hotel.

It has 37 very cozy double rooms, all of them exterior, with all the comforts:

• Full bathroom
• Air conditioning
• Phone
• Internet connection
• Piped music
• Dryers
• Beautiful views

Services

The Monastery also offers rooms such as the former monks' dining room, now transformed into a spacious room with sofas for visitors.
Also, the old kitchen and pantry The refectory, the old monks' dining room is today a room where you can have a coffee, a drink, go on the Internet or chat, rest, etc., while you contemplate the landscape.
Inside the monastery itself, and with views of the 12th-century Romanesque cloister, you will find the monastery restaurant, where you can enjoy traditional Noguera cuisine and avant-garde cuisine prepared by our team of chefs.

Meeting rooms

Historically, monasteries have been centres of knowledge and learning, spaces for reflection and the creation of ideas, which have then spread around the world.
That is why one of the aims of the Monestir de les Avellanes is to continue this tradition of meeting, creation, debate and knowledge, now opening its doors to everyone and adapting to the needs of the new times.

Spaces have been enabled and prepared in rooms for holding meetings, activities, conferences, etc.
Thus turning the Montsec Meeting Centre into a unique place to hold meetings and corporate stays.

The Montsec Meeting Centre has an ideal complex for holding your meetings, 11 rooms equipped with all the technology and comforts, perfect for holding conventions, congresses, debates, etc.

Completely open-plan rooms of different sizes and characteristics. All with large windows facing the outside, with spectacular and relaxing views, which give the added touch of uniqueness to meet the needs of your company.

House of spirituality

For those individuals or small groups interested in making a spiritual stay in a broad sense, while participating in the life of the community.

They are a community of Marist brothers who welcome all who come, as if they were receiving Jesus himself, and thus live, in a concrete way, universal brotherhood.

Archives and libraries

The archives and libraries are the representatives of the cultural branch of the set of services offered by the Monastery of Las Avellanes. The archives part is represented by:

The Archive of the Bellpuig de las Avellanedas Monastery (AMBA). Its origins come from the ancient archive of the Premonstratensian canons of Bellpuig de las Avellanes. It currently serves as the historical archive of the Institute of the Marist Brothers of Catalonia. Province of the Hermitage.

The Gavín Archive (AG). It is considered one of the largest personal archives in Europe. Since 2008 it has been permanently housed in the Monastery of Les AVellanes. It has documentary collections of interest to those who need information on Catalan religion and culture.

The Monastery Library also has a symbolic aspect, recalling the ancient and great library that this monastery had until the mid-nineteenth century. Currently the library is made up of three different sections: the general library, the specialized library and the Marist library. The newspaper section is made up of Marist periodicals and religious and educational topics from a Catalan perspective.

The Monastery of Las Avellanas participates in the Porcpassió gastronomic festival, which is held every year during the month of November in the province of Lleida.