One of the undeniable protagonists of the architectural and hístoric heritage of Conca de Barberà is the Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet, the largest inhabited monastery in Europe and declared a heritage of humanity by the UNESCO.

The monastery, situated at the feet of the Prades Mountains stands out for its sobriety and outstanding austerity.  It counts on different rooms well worth visiting such as the palace of the abbot, the capitulary hall, the cloister, the royal palace or the gardens, whithout, of course, forgetting the church wich accommodates the royal tombs of the Crown of Aragon, with James I The Conqueror being of particular significance.

Its origins go back to the year 1.151, and throughout its time it has played a decisive role in the history of Catalonia, as it is evidenced by the fact that its líbrary holds an important historic and artistic treasure of the Catalan-Aragonese Crown.

Together with the monasteries of "Santes Creus" and "Vallbona de les Monges" the monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet forms the most extraordinary Cistercian route in Europe.