Breda

Breda is a small municipality located in the eastern parts of Montseny, within the region of La Selva. There is evidence from the end of the 9th century, when it was a rural town, but it cannot be considered a completely settled population until 200 years later.

In the year 1038, the viscounts of Girona, Guerau de Cabrera and Ermesenda, decided to found a monastery in the town, which definitively boosted its situation. It was maintained by Benedictine monks and a church was also built. It was then that the church of Santa María de Breda was built, which is not preserved, but whose foundations have served for different buildings until today, which gives space to the town hall and the "Josep Aragay" Municipal Museum. Even so, an apse with Romanesque fresco paintings and a bell tower from the 18th century are preserved.

The church that we find today is known as the “ Cathedral of the Jungle ”, due to the length of its nave and the grandeur of the bell tower. This is considered the oldest building in the town. It is accompanied by one of the four next to the cloister, the only one that has been maintained to date. Within the enclosure of the monastery we also find the Courtyard of the Abbey, which is a clear example of a medieval courtyard.

It is also worth mentioning the Castle of Montsoriu, which although it is not located within the municipality of Breda, presides over it and is a faithful observer from its privileged position

Within the limits of Breda we also find a hermitage, that of Santa Ana, dating from the 17th century and located on the top of a hill.

Other places of interest are the church of Santa Maria, an old parish church, the Els Forns Cultural Centre, an old clay workshop, and the Josep Aragay Museum, dedicated to disseminating the work of this Noucentista artist.

The location of the town has made Breda a population often affected by wars, including the French, the Carlists or the Civil War.

Today, Breda is known throughout Catalonia for the television series "Ventdeplà" that made use of its spaces to create a fictional town and star in all its episodes. Since then, tourism has increased.