Bruguers is a village within the municipality of

Gavà Gavà () is a municipality in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It borders the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Viladecans and Castelldefels. Gavà has a beach and two population centers: the cit ...

in the ''comarca'' of Baix Llobregat,

province of Barcelona Barcelona (, ) is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The province is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea. Its area is .Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

, Spain. It lies halfway between the towns of

Begues Begues () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the south-west of the ''comarca'', and its municipal territory covers most of the Garraf massif including the peaks of el Montau (658 ...

and

. A notable item in Bruguers is the , also known as the ''Mare de Déu de Bruguers'' or Church of Mary at Bruguers. This 13th-century Romanesque church complex contains an effigy of the

Virgin Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother o ...

from the 14th century.Josep Campmany (2009):
L’Ermita de la Mare de Déu de Bruguers: breu esbós històric
". Centre d'Estudis de Gavà (in

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), accessed on 2017-11-20Goigs a la Mare de Déu de Brugués
, accessed on 2019-02-15. The

GR 92 The GR 92 is part of the extensive GR footpath network of paths, tracks and trails in Spain. It will eventually run the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, from Portbou, on the border with France to Tarifa, the most southerly point of Spa ...

long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Bruguers. Stage 20 links northwards to

Sant Vicenç dels Horts Sant Vicenç dels Horts is a municipality in the Province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river, on the N-340 road from Molins de Rei to Vilafranca del Penedès. The main rail lines of the Llobr ...

, a distance of , whilst stage 21 links southwards to

Garraf Garraf (), better known as El Garraf (), is a comarca (county) in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, northern Spain. It is named after the Garraf Massif. The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranea ...

, a distance of .

Gallery

File:Bruguers - panoramio.jpg, The village, with Barcelona city in distance File:Ermita de Bruguers (25900699597).jpg, Church of Mary at Bruguers

References

Populated places in Baix Llobregat {{Barcelona-geo-stub