__NOTOC__ Sant Pere de Ribes is a town in the center of the Garraf comarca, in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

province,

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 no ...

, Spain. The remains of a 12th-century castle once ruled by the

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Guillem de Ribes Guillem de Ribes (''c''. 1140 – ''c''. 1220)José María Coll"El trovador Guillem de Ribes, señor del castillo de San Pedro de Ribas" ''Analecta Sacra Tarraconensia'', 34:57–72. was a Catalan nobleman and troubadour, that is, a composer of mus ...

are in the town.

Education

Lycée Français Bel-Air Garraf In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children betwee ...

, a French international school, is in Sant Pere de Ribes. The city is also home to Richmond International School, a Finnish-style school for students between the ages of 3 and 18. RIS: The School
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Culture

Main festivals include: *Festa Major de Sant Pere (29 June) *Festa Major de Sant Pau (25 January) *Festa Major de Santa Eulàlia (12 February) *Festa Major de Sant Joan (24 June)

Sources

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).

References

External links

Official website

Historic and artistical buildings

Government data pages
Municipalities in Garraf {{Barcelona-geo-stub