Sant Pere Cathedral and the Sert Paintings

The cathedral of Sant Pere stands in the lower part of Vic's old town, near the river, where the churches and bishopric buildings were founded in the 11th century. The Romanesque crypt and bell tower survive from that time. The church you see is neoclassical, and what makes it different is inside: the murals by Josep Maria Sert that cover the central nave, his largest work.

Sert three times over

Sert worked for this cathedral on three different projects, and the recently opened Espai Sert lets you see canvases from all three together for the first time. The first studies, from 1906, in pastel tones. The four evangelists of 1926, which are now in the ambulatory. And the ochre figures he designed from 1939, which are the ones that fill the nave today. If you only enter the nave, you see the final version; with the general ticket you also see the earlier ones.

Oller, the cloister and the crypt

Besides Sert, the general visit takes in the Romanesque crypt, the ambulatory and the 14th-century Gothic cloister. Of the same style as the cloister is Pere Oller's alabaster altarpiece, and among the chapels the Baroque chapel of Sant Bernat Calbó stands out.

Free nave, €5 with Sert and cloister

The central nave is free to enter. The general ticket, with nave, crypt, ambulatory, Espai Sert and cloister, costs €5, €4 for over-65s and €4 per person in groups of 15 or more. The cloister visit, which includes the nave, costs €2, €1 for over-65s. Under-18s do not pay in any case.

From October to April it opens every day from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00; from May to September, from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 16:30 to 19:30. Two warnings: the Espai Sert is closed on Sundays and Mondays, and there are no visits during liturgical celebrations.

With a guide, Wednesdays and Saturdays

Until 28 November 2026 there are guided visits on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11:30, at €8 per person and with limited places. Two routes alternate: on the second and fourth Wednesday and Saturday of the month, the nave, ambulatory, crypt, Espai Sert and cloister; on the first and third, the Romanesque cathedral, the crypt and the climb up the bell tower. Book at [email protected] or on 621 194 432. For later dates, ask at the tourist office.

The cathedral is a few steps from the MEV, with its collection of Catalan Romanesque and Gothic art, and a few minutes from the Main Square. The Sunday in Vic combines them in one day; bear in mind that on Sundays the Espai Sert is closed.