Sant Esteve de Sisquer hermitage
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Sant Esteve de Sisquer is a church with Romanesque precedents although nowadats the building is dated from the 18th century. It appears quoted in the 9th century although is it not known its consecration minutes. Inside it there is a major altar of the 19th century of notable dimensions.
Like the church of La Pedra, next to the hermitage there was a castle, in this case the castle of Sisquer, one of the three castles supposedly built by Guifré el Pilós during the reorganisation that he did in la Vall de Lord.
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. Follow this asphalted road direction to the hermitage.
Molí de Bancells bridge
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The Romanesque bridge of el Molí de Bancells is a bridge located in the town of Guixers. This bridge has only one arch, made of stone; wooden fences were put in 2012 to improve the security of vehicles.
It’s placed in the road that connects the road Sant Llorenç de Morunys-Berga with Sant Pere de Graudescales. This bridge allow to cross the Aigua d’Ora’s river, tributary of the Cardener’s river.
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 19,5, a road on the right side signposted to Sant Pere de Graudescales. The bridge is located following this road for 350 m.
*We recommend to go to this point on foot in the last stretch.
Sant Cristòfol de Busa church
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Sant Cristòfol de Busa is the parish church of Busa, located in the town of Navès. At its door appears the date of 1758, but the Romanesque structures that are preserved are from the 11th century and belonged to the previous Romanesque church. The current church has only one nave with a non defined apse.
How to get there?
You can only arrive at this point through a small route from the parking of el Pla de Busa. This route can be supplementary to the hiking route n. 7: “Les Cases de Posada a Busa pel Grau de l’Areny”.
From Sant Llorenç de Morunys we take the road C-462 direction Solsona by La Llosa del Cavall’s reservoir; we follow this road until a roundabout, in which we follow the same road (3rd exit), which will take us to C-26 road. We follow this road until an intersection at 6,1 km signposted to Besora and Busa. Take this paved road and in 15 km we arrive at Pla de Busa, where we have to park the car and go on foot to the hermitage.
Busa’s prison
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The Natural Prison of Busa, also known as el Capolatell, is located in Serra de Busa, municipality of Navès. It’s a place surrounded of cliffs and separated from the rest of the mountain by a crevice.
You can access to this point only by a metal bridge, because it is separated from the plain. For this reason, this place is known as “Busa prison”, because during the Peninsular War (1808-14) it was used as a prison for the Napoleon soldiers; they were left in the other side of the plain by a wooden bridge; once they had crossed it, it was retired, and the soldiers remained completely isolated.
Relates routes:
7. From Cases de Posada to Busa passing through el Grau de l’Areny
How to get there?
From the village of Sant Llorenç de Morunys we should take the road C-462 towards Solsona by La Llosa del Cavall reservoir. Continue onto this road for around 20 km until you reach a roundabout near Solsona. Remain onto the road C-462 direction Berga-Manresa. In the intersection, turn left and take the road C-26 direction to Berga. In a few kilometers, turn left towards Busa and Besora (signposted). Continue by this road until arriving at the parking of el Pla de Busa. From this point, you must walk 30 minutes.
*You can’t arrive at this point by car.
**You can’t arrive at the parking by motorhome.
Santa Eulàlia de les Cases
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Santa Eulàlia de les Cases is a hermitage located in the town of Navès. Originally in this point there was a pre-Romanesque hermitage dated from the 10th century which was posession of the monastery of Sant Llorenç de Morunys. However, it has the hermitage of Sant Iscle i Santa Victòria de Casa Llobeta as a suffragan.
This hermitage has been modified and remodelled over the years. Its structure is made up by a single nave, where was added two lateral chapels. The entry’s door, although it has been modified, still preserves part of the Romanesque ironwork.
Related routes:
7. Route from Les Cases de Posada to Busa through el Grau de l’Areny
How to get there?
From Sant Llorenç we take the road C-462 direction Solsona by the Llosa del Cavall’s reservoir; we follow this road 5,3 km until the intersection on the right direction Les Cases de Posada. In 300 m there is the hermitage.
Lord sanctuary
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The Lord sanctuary, belonging to the municipality of Sant Llorenç de Morunys, is places at the top of La Mola de Lord (1.150 m). Although the current sanctuary is dated from the 19th century, it is known since the 10th century.
Its structure is made up by one nave covered with barrel vault, tranverse arches and side chapels.
Due to the relief of La Mola de Lord, being an unassailable point in the past, this sanctuary used to be useful for the Carlist trops as a hospital and barracks. In consequence, this point became the epicenter of a battle between liberal and Carlist troops. As a result, the sanctuary was totally destroyed by liberals.
To commemorate this armed conflict, a Carlist cannon is shown in the summit of Mola de Lord.
The sanctuary is opened to the public in certain houres.
Related hiking routes:
5. Route from Sant Serni del Grau to Lord Sanctuary
6. Lord Sanctuary, Vall-llonga hill and the cingles Malagana
How to get there?
From the village of Sant Llorenç de Morunys we should take the road LV-4241 towards Port del Comte and Coll de Jou. At the end of the village there’s a closed curve with a deviation. Follow the indications direction to Sant Serni del Grau / Santuari de Lord. Take this detour and continue about 3 km until the way finishes. At this point, park the car and start to walk ascending to La Mola de Lord hill following the steps.
*Until this point you can’t arrive by car. You must walk 30 minutes up stairs.
**The road from the road LV-4241 to the sanctuary’s parking is enough narrow, it is not recommended if you go by motorhome or van.
Sant Serni del Grau
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Sant Serni del Grau, also known as “de Vilamantells”, is a Romanesque hermitage located at the town of Guixers. It is located in the middle of forests and fields and is dated from the 11th century. It is made up of one rectangular nave, a semicircular apse, and behind it we can see the ruins of the old rectory; in front of it there is a little cemetery.
The surroundings of the hermitage are ideal to go with the family; in the zone there is a source and wooden tables, ideal to do a picnic.
Related hiking routes
5. Route from Sant Serni del Grau to Lord’s Sanctuary
6. Lord’ Sanctuary, Vall-llonga hill and the cingles Malagana
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How to get there?
From the village of Sant Llorenç de Morunys we should take the road LV-4241 towards Coll de Jou and Port del Comte. At the end of the village there’s a closed curve with a signposted deviation direction Sant Serni del Grau and Santuari de Lord. Take this detour during few metres until we will find the hermitage of Sant Serni del Grau on the left.
*This point can be reached with motorhome
**It’s not allowed to stay overnight with motorhome or van
Pietat hermitage
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La Capella de la Pietat is a hermitage located in the town of Sant Llorenç de Morunys and it is included in the Catalan Architectural Patrimony Inventory. Because of the existence of an altarpiece from 1480, it has been deduced that the construction age took place, at least in the final years of the 15th century.
This is made up by a single nave and one porch. Over the years it has been remodelled and in the middle of the 20th century the porch was mortared and became an interior part of the hermitage. The most prominent piece of this hermitage is el retaule de la Pietat (the altarpiece of the piety).
How to get there?
The hermitage is in the village of Sant Llorenç de Morunys, in Berga road, close to the Tourism Office of la Vall de Lord.
La Vall de Lord museum
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Temporarily closed under remodelling
The Museum – Vall de Lord’s Interpretation Centre is placed into the cloister of Sant Llorenç de Morunys, and is an interesting complement when you visit the Church of Sant Llorenç de Morunys. In the august of 2013 it was remodelled and nowadays, it is progressing to the definitive museum’s project. Nowadays, it has a showing of the patrimony and the history of la Vall de Lord.
Opening hours:
– Saturday: morning from 11h to 14h, afternoon from 17h to 20h.
– Sunday and holiday: morning from 11h to 14h.
– Free guided visit: Saturday and Sunday at 11h.
Cloister of Sant Llorenç de Morunys
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The cloister of Sant Llorenç de Morunys is placed at the south-eastern part of the church. It’s dated from the first half of the 16th century and probably was built over an old cloister or, at least, over an old porch or gallery which was connected to the monastic rooms. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the cloistral enclosure had the function of cemetery and at the same time was a social place.
The current cloister is fruit of the last remodelling in 1993, resting only 10 original columns. Nowadays, we can found the Museum – Vall de Lord’s Interpretation Centre, located in the monastery’s area.
Church of Sant Llorenç de Morunys
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The Church of Sant Llorenç de Morunys is located inside the historical town centre and it is catalogued as a National Interest Place.
It’s a Romanesque parish church with a basilical floor, with three naves and cruciform pillars, the main nave has a roof with barrel vault over tranverse arches, and the side naves have smaller groin vaults. One of its three apses has l’Altar dels Colls (the Colls altar) while the other two were absorbed by adjacent buildings.
The current appearance is fruit of some restorations: a first restoration that took place from 1960 to 1963, and another between 1994 and 1997 that affected the bell tower and the cloister.
Its architecture shows evidences of the first Catalan Romanesque. The Church’s construction took place in the first half of the 11th century, although the old Sant Llorenç’s monastery is already documented at the beginning of 10th century.
The most important element in this church is the altarpiece of la Mare de Déu dels Colls, which was built between 1773 and 1784 by the sculptor Josep Pujol i Juhí. This is considered one of the most important works of the catalan baroque art. In the church, there are also conserved the gothic altarpieces dedicated to Sant Miquel i Sant Joan Baptista (Saint Michel and Saint John the Baptist), and to the Holy Spirit, and also the main altar, baroque, and partially destroyed during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). Lastly, there is the organ, baroque and with more than 2.000 tubes, which was remodeled during the year 1839 by Honorat Grinda.
Romanesque bridge of Vallonga
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Vallonga’s Bridge is a Romanesque bridge built between the 12th-13th centuries. It is a beautiful model with a single semi-circular arch. This bridge was originally located in Vallonga strait (Guixers) and in the past it allowed to cross the Cardener River.
When the reservoir of La Llosa del Cavall was built (1997), the area around the bridge became a flood area; as a consequence, Vallonga Bridge was dismantled and rebuild at less than one kilometre of Sant Llorenç de Morunys, in the road that goes to the municipality of La Coma i La Pedra, exactly where is the limit between the municipalities of Sant Llorenç de Morunys and Guixers.
Related routes:
9. Vall de Lord’s green road route
How to get there?
From the village of Sant Llorenç de Morunys we should take the road C-462 towards La Coma and La Pedra; approximately in less than un kilometre we find a green area with benches where we find the signpost of the bridge. We will have to descent by a path that will bring us directly to the bridge.
*To this point is recommendable to go on foot from Sant Llorenç de Morunys because there is not many space to park.
Santa Creu dels Ollers
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The hermitage of Santa Creu dels Ollers is located precisely on the border between Vilamantells (Guixers) and Sant Llorenç de Morunys towns. This hermitage dates from the 11th -12th centuries and consists of a single nave with a semicircular apse decorated with lesenes. The frontal part is crowned by a bell gable.
In the past, during the Middle Age, close to this hermitage there was a ceramic oven where they made ceramic pots
Related routes:
9. Vall de Lord’s green road route
How to get there?
From the village of Sant Llorenç de Morunys we should take the road C-462 towards La Coma and La Pedra for around 1 km. You will find the hermitage on the right side of the road.
*To this point is recommendable to go on foot from Sant Llorenç de Morunys because there isn’t espace to park enough
Santa Magdalena de les Tragines
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Santa Magdalena de les Tragines is a Romanesque church located in the town of La Coma i La Pedra. It is placed in Port del Comte’s hillside and from this point there are a privileged views.
This construction is dated from the 11th century, but some centuries after it grew and was reformed. Its structure is made up by only one nave, headed by an apse of a curved interior structure.
Related hiking routes:
11. Hermitages route (cultural route B)
Related MTB routes
* To visit this hermitage you have to deviate a few meters from the main route.
How to get there?
From the village of Sant Llorenç de Morunys, we should take the road C-462 direction La Coma. Remain on this road until you reach, in the km 1,7, a forest path direction to les Tragines. Follow this path during 1 kilometre until arriving at the hermitage.
*We recommend to visit this hermitage on foot leaving the car in the camping’s parking.
Sant Cristòfol dels Pasqüets hermitage
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Sant Cristòfol dels Pasqüets is an ensemble of a country house and a hermitage located in the town of La Coma i La Pedra. The hermitage is also called Santa Maria de Coguls.
The age of its construction is not known. Its structure consists of a single nave with a not defined apse. Inside it, we must emphasise the fresco paintings representing Saint Christopher.
Related routes:
11. Hermitages route (cultural B route)
How to get there?
From Sant Llorenç de Morunys take the road C-462 direction to La Coma i La Pedra. Just after the kilometric point 27, on the left there is a small embankment. We park the car in this point and we follow the path with the signs to Sant Cristòfol de Pasqüets.
Another alternative is to follow the signs of the route 11 (Cultural route B) from the hermitage of Santa Magdalena de les Tragines until Sant Cristòfol dels Pasqüets.
*You can only arrive at this point on foot.
La Pedra’s Castle
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El Castell de La Pedra is a castle located in the town of La Coma i La Pedra and catalogued as a Cultural Place with National Interest. However, nowadays there are only some stone walls in ruins.
This is one of the three castles that divided la Vall de Lord during the reorganisation made by Guifré el Pelós the year 872. The first documented reference of this castle is from 962, and according to a reconstruction of his floor, the castle measured near 18 meter of length and 7 of width, with walls of 80 cm of thickness.
Related hiking routes:
11. Hermitages route (cultural route B)
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How to get there?
From Sant Llorenç de Morunys we take the road C-462 direction La Coma; we follow this road 4,1 km until the signposted intersection to La Pedra and La Font de la Puda, and we follow the Camí de La Pedra until arriving at La Pedra’s village. The castle is placed at the top of the village.
*You can’t arrive at this point by car.
