Mas de Sant Andreu
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Torre dels Moros, also known as Mas de Sant Andreu, it’s a construction located within the historical complex of El Mossoll and Pujol del Racó, into the municipality of La Coma I La Pedra
The first documented references of this building dates from 1050 (XI century) although nowadays it’s in ruins; in the past, it consisted in a fortified building which was a lordly farmhouse with an agricultural and vineyard holding. Since its origin and for a time, it belonged to the monastic goods of the Sant Llorenç monastery.
El Puit
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El Puit is a zone of the municipality of Sant Llorenç de Morunys where at present is located the cemetery of the village. Just as its name indicates (because puit is a variation of puig, that means hill), is a place located in a little elevation of the terrain; from this little plain you can see where were located some vigilance towers of the zone during the Middle Ages in the surroundings of Sant Llorenç de Morunys.
These towers used to be fortified country houses that not only had an own defensive function but also has public guard function. In the surroundings of Sant Llorenç de Morunys were registered 7 towers, but nowadays most of them have been absorbed by the remodellings of the buildings. The towers were these:
– La Torreta
– Vilasaló
– Cal Simón
– La Vilella
– Torre dels Colomers (nowadays Cal Sant)
– La torre de Spanya o Espanyà (nowadays la Torre del Baró)
– Torre del Puit (located in this point)
From the vigilance tower located in this point there aren’t visible remains but there is documentation: is from the 1297 when the abbot of the monastery of Tavèrnles, the prior of Sant Llorenç and the viscount of Cardona signed the constitutional certificate of free village of Sant Llorenç.
Camí de les 40 hores
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The Camí de les 40 hores (40 hours path) is an old royal road that went from Sant Llorenç de Morunys to la Seu d’Urgell. From Sant Llorenç, it went up to the north, direction to la Coma, following the course of the Cardener river. From la Coma, it continued to Coll de Port, Tuixent, Fórnols, Adraén, el coll de la Creu, Bastida d’Hortons and until arriving at la Seu d’Urgell.
Along the road there are some old sources like Font d’Ordrigues or Font del Torrent del Pou. These two flow thanks to the waters of the two torrents that they have linked with the same name of the source.
Along the road we can see the dry stone walls built to support the terraces of the upper part of the road. This type of traditional construction consists in raise the walls based on the fitting of the rocks between them, without using any type of mortar to unite them.
A lo largo de este camino se pueden observar los muros de piedra seca construidos para aguantar los bancales que se encuentran en la parte superior del recorrido. Este tipo de construcción tradicional consiste en levantar las paredes a partir del encaje de las piedras entre ellas, sin utilizar ningún tipo de argamasa para unirlas.
Sant Pere de Montcalb
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The church of Sant Pere de Montcalb is a Romanesque church located in the municipality of Guixers. It is dated from the 11th century, and it was a parish dependent of the monastery of Sant Llorenç de Morunys until the 14th century when it becomed suffragan of Sisquer.
Its structure consists of only one rectangular nave and it has no apse.
How to get there?
From Sant Llorenç de Morunys we should take the road LV-4241 direction to Berga. Remain on this road until you reach an asphalted road on the left side signposted to Sisquer and Montcalb. Take this asphalted road; firstly, in 4 kilometres you will find the hermitage of Sisquer. Continue by the road 5 kilometres until arriving at the hermitage of Montcalb.
Sant Iscle i Santa Victòria de Casa Llobeta
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Sant Iscle i Santa Victòria de Casa Llobeta is a small hermitage located in the municipality of Navès. It is dated from the 12th century, and nowadays is in ruins. Its structure is made up by only onve nave of rectangular plant, with one semicircular apse.
How to get there?
You can visit this point through the hiking route 7: “From Cases de Posada to Busa passing through el Grau de l’Areny”
Altar dels Colls
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The chapel of la Mare de Déu dels Colls, located in the church of Sant Llorenç de Morunys, is one of the works more representative of the catalan baroque. It was built between 1773 and 1784 by the sculptor of Folgueroles, Josep Pujol i Juhí, and the style is late baroque.
We must emphasise the cupola, but all the combination expresses the big compositional and stage ability of the sculptor, exalted by the excelent gold and painting made between 1784 and 1789 by Ramon Moliner.
All the sculpted themes are dedicated to la Verge dels Colls (Colls Virgin): the Magnificat in the big panel on the right, the Hail Mary in the cupola and the Litanies in the pillars. The chapel has a niche with the remade image of the Virgin, but his support was affected in 1936.
The chapel was defrayed by la confraria dels Colls (Colls brotherhood), a lay congregation with medieval origin very influential in the history of the village.
Sant Pere de Graudescales
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Sant Pere de Graudescales is a Romanesque church located in the municipality of Navès and declared Bé Cultural d’Interès Nacional (cultural asset of national interest). In the past it was a small Benedictine monastery of the 10th century from which nowadays there are only some vestiges.
The current church is dated from the 12th century and it’s considered from a Lombard Romanesque style typical of the 11th century. Its structure is of only one nave with plant of latin cross, a barrel vault with semicircular archs and with a transept that has three semicircular apses. The apses have a decoration with lesenes.
This church mantained the cult until the 19th century, when it was abandonned in ruins. The current building is the result of some restorations of the 20th century.
How to get there?
From the village of Sant Llorenç de Morunys we should take the road LV-4241 towards to Berga. Remain on this road around 16 km and turn right where there are the signpost to Sant Pere de Graudescales. Park the car in this point and follow this path. On the intersection of Molí del Bancell, we should turn left and follow this way until we arrive at Sant Pere de Graudescales church.
*You can go to this point only by tall car or 4×4.
Sant Lleïr de Casabella hermitage
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Sant Lleïr de Casabella is a church located at the foot of the northern slope of the hill of Sant Lleïr, in the municipality of La Coma i La Pedra. The hermitage is made up of only one nave, with a square apse and two side chapels. We must emphasise the sculptural decorations in the entrance door, located in the northern facade, under a portico. The figures that we can see there, with its descriptions, are the followings:
– The three characters of the group on the right that are standing: the most important figure is the one in the center, dressed like a priest celebrating a religious act.
– The group on the left are two knights with tunic; between both there is the Lamb of God and under it a snake biting the leg of an armed knight. The snake (representing the sin) seems to indicate a penance while the Lamb of God (forgiving the sin) represents the subsequent consecration.
– In the intrados of the arch there are sculpted two circles: the one of the top has a floral motif in its interior and the one under, the thistle flower that represents the heraldic mark of the Cardona dinasty.
Beyond the portico there is a cemetery.
The church has pre-Romanesque precedents and the first quote is documented from the 1040, when it belonged to the monastery of Tavèrnoles. Nevertheless, the portico and the vault are from the 13th century while the side chapels are dated from the 18th century.
This was a parish suffragan of La Pedra and later of Sant Llorenç de Morunys.
Related hiking routes:
11. Hermitages route (cultural route B)
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How to get there?
From Sant Llorenç we take the road LV-4241 direction Berga; we continue by this road until an intersection to the left to an asphalted and well signposted secondary road in the km 28,4. We follow this secondary road and in 1,8 km we will arrive at the hermitage.
Church of Sant Climent de Castelltort
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The Church of Sant Climent de Castelltort is a parish church located in the town of Guixers.
It’s known as Església Nova de Castelltort (New Church) because there was an earlier Romanesque hermitage from the 11th-12th centuries which is nowadays in runes.
This is a baroque edification from the end of the 18th century, where there are the church and the rectory in the same building, which take up the biggest part of it. It has a bell tower and in the western part there is a cemetery.
How to get there?
From Sant Llorenç we take the road LV-4241 direction Berga; we follow this road until an intersection on the left to a secondary and asphalted road signposted to Castelltort in the km 26,7. We follow this road and in 140 meters we will find the church on the right.
Sant Martí de Guixers hermitage
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Sant Martí de Guixers is a Romanesque hermitage located in the town of Guixers and dated from the 11th-12th centuries.
This is a church with only one nave and a squared apse inside it. In 1663 it was annexed a chapel dedicated to Saint Michel in the northern part of it. Also in this part there is a sacristy and the stairs that let go up to the bell tower. The cemetery is located in the southwestern side.
How to get there?
From Sant Llorenç de Morunys we take the road LV-4241 direction Berga; we continue by this road until an intersection to the left to an asphalted and well signposted secondary road in the km 25,9. We follow this secondary road and in 1,3 km we will arrive at the hermitage.
Sant Martí de la Corriu hermitage
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Sant Martí de la Corriu is a Romanesque hermitage located in the town of Guixers, concretely in La Corriu village.
It was built in the 11th century, but over the years it has been remodelled, with some mutilations and add-ons. On the northern side, a chapel, a sacristy and a bell tower were added. We must emphasise the gothic gateway which preserves the ironwork of the Romanesque gateway yet, that nowadays is in the Museum – Interpretation Centre of la Vall de Lord because it was stolen in 2004 and afterwards recovered.
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How to get there?
From the village of Sant Llorenç, we should take the road LV-4241 direction Berga. Remain on this road until you reach, in the km. 23,9, the signalpost of La Corriu, Valls and Ajuntament, located on the right side. Take this direction and continue 4,5 km. Take the road on the left side, direction Sant Martí de La Corriu, and within 800 m you will arrive.
*The road is asphalted but you have to take care in some narrow stretches.
Santuari de Sta. Maria de Puig-Aguilar
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Puig-Aguilar sanctuary is located in Guixers town, within the rural area of La Corriu. The current building is dated from the 11th century but it has Romanesque precedents (11th and 12th centuries).
Its structure consists in a single nave, without apse; we must emphasise the Romanesque sculptural motives located in the entrance door.
How to get there?
From the village of Sant Llorenç de Morunys, we should take the road LV-4241 direction to Berga. Remain on this road until you reach the signalpost of La Corriu, Valls and Ajuntament, located on the right side and take this direction. Continue onto this secondary road following the signalposts of Santuari de Puig – Aguilar.
*The road is paved but you must take care in some narrow stretches.
La Torre de la Corriu
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La Torre de la Corriu is a country house located in the town of Guixers and catalogued as a Cultural Place with Local Interest. It’s placed in the eastern part of La Corriu village, at the feet of Cingle de l’Espluga. From this point we can enjoy exceptional views of serra d’Ensija, serra dels Prats and serra de Busa.
From the old construction there are only preserved the western and southern walls, which measure approximately 1 meter of thickness. The modern building, from the 18th century, has three floors.
In the past we believe that it was a fortified house or a house of a rich family of the 13th century. From this old construction there are only preserved the western and southern walls, which measure approximately 1 meter of thickness. The modern building, from the 18th century, has three floors.
How to get there?
This place is visited by doing the route 8: from Valls to Pont Quebradís route
El Molí de la Corriu
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El Molí de la Corriu (Corriu Mill) is an old country house located in the town of Guixers. In the past it was a mill and a country house which gathered the inhabitants who lived close to the mill because it was the unique of the area. During the Middle Ages it belonged to Sant Pere de Graudescales.
Related routes:
8. From Valls to Pont Quebradís route
Santa Maria de Valls
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Santa Maria de Valls is a Romanesque church located in the town of Guixers, located in the town of Valls and in front of the Town Hall of this municipality, on the right side of the Valls river.
The first documented quote is from the 1040, when in this moment belonged to the monastery of Tavèrnoles; however, its structure has some add-ons of the 18th century. It is made up by one main transept with a non defined apse. We must emphasise the porch that it has, a very frequent construction in the churches and that nowadays has disappeared in some of them.
Related hiking routes:
8. Route from Valls to Pont Quebradís
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How to get there?
From the village of Sant Llorenç, we should take the road LV-4241 direction Berga. Remain on this road until you reach, in the km 23,9, the signalpost of La Corriu, Valls and Ajuntament, located on the right side. Take this direction for 500m and we arrive at Valls, where we found the church and the Town Hall.
Santa Magdalena del Colell
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Santa Magdalena del Colell is a Romanesque church located in the town of Guixers and catalogued as a Cultural Place with Local Interest. It’s placed in the northern side of la masia del Colell, close to the country house but without being part of it. It’s placed at 1.355m of altitude, being an exceptional viewpoint from la Solana de Montcalb to les serres de Busa i dels Tossals.
The dating isn’t known with precision but it could be from the beginning of the 11th century or earlier. It’s made up by a single rectangular nave, one semi-circular apse and it has a bell tower.
How to get there?
From Sant Llorenç de Morunys, take the road LV-4241 direction Berga. Remain on this road until you arrive at an intersection on the left signposted to Sisquer and Montcalb. Take this paved road, and in 4 kilometres we arrive at the hermitage of Sisquer. Continue by the road during 8 kilometres and, before arriving at the hermitage of Montcalb, take a road on the right, signposted to Cal Colell, which will bring us to the hermitage.
