Monastery of Mare de Déu del Carme, Vilafranca del Penedés
Monasterio de la Mare de Déu del Carme
What it is
A community of Carmelite nuns (Ancient Observance) at the Monasterio de la Mare de Déu del Carme in Vilafranca del Penedés (Barcelona), one of the enclosed houses supported by Fundación DeClausura.
What it needs
The ground under the building, which sits on a layer of clay, is moving and the foundations are failing: large vertical and horizontal cracks are opening in the central range of the convent. The appeal pays for urgent structural reinforcement.
Before you act. The appeal pages show a target and a percentage raised, not the amount in euros.
A large vertical crack in a rammed-earth wall that faces the street has been growing and points to a serious structural problem. The appeal helps to pay for making the wall safe.
Termites were detected inside the polychrome wooden altarpiece of the convent church a few weeks before the appeal opened in late September 2026. The appeal pays for a bait-and-trap treatment planned over four years to eradicate the colony.