Clock Tower

One of the most important and representative elements of the municipality, the Clock Tower is listed as a cultural feature of national interest. It has the hallmarks of a defense tower, and in medieval times it was connected to a castle-type construction.

It is located in the Plaça Nova, in the old town center, next to the parish church. Its current appearance and height are the product of a reconstruction in the early 16th century. It has a square-shaped base and the walls are sloped in the form of a truncated pyramid, very similar at the base and almost imperceptible at the top. The top of the tower is crowned by a short, octagonal structure with a wrought iron structure that houses the two bells of the municipal clock. It housed the Olesa prison from the 18th to the early 20th century.

Although it is now the municipal clock tower, it is often confused with the bell tower of the church, which was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War. Since then, the church bell has been housed in a small gable just on top of the rectory building.