Viladelleva, romanesque chapel

The Virgin of Viladelleva is an isolated Romanesque chapel about 6 km from the town of Callús. This church, of quite small dimensions, has a plan with a rectangular nave and a trapezoidal apse; this fact has led to consider it on occasion and erroneously as pre-Romanesque. The apse, located in the east, is lower [...]

By |2021-06-20T21:59:33+00:0020/06/2021|

The Romanesque church of Sant Andreu de Castellnou

The Romanesque church of Sant Andreu de Castellnou is a monument that presides over the small old town of Castellnou de Bages, which retains the air of a small rural village quiet and uncrowded. This 11th-century Romanesque church with Lombard decoration is in good condition and Mass is still celebrated on the weekends. The natural [...]

By |2021-03-23T14:45:58+00:0023/03/2021|

The monumental complex of Coaner

The monumental complex of Coaner is located in the municipality of Sant Mateu de Bages, very close to Súria, in a quiet and picturesque valley of great landscape and architectural interest within the Plan of Areas of Natural Interest of the Sierra de Castelltallat. The complex consists of the church of Sant Julià Coaner, the [...]

By |2023-07-25T10:28:54+00:0023/03/2021|

Nucleus of Sant Mateu de Bages

The bell tower of the church of Sant Mateu de Bages is one of the few examples of a bell tower from the pre-Romanesque period (10th century), with its characteristic horseshoe arches, although in some openings the arch is not very pronounced. The bell towr is the most interesting element of the parish church of [...]

By |2022-12-05T11:46:37+00:0030/07/2021|

Claret de Cavallers

Claret de Cavallers. Medieval nucleus sheltered in the North East of the municipality of Sant Mateu de Bages, on the stream that descends from Utgés and continues towards Coaner. A small town that has its origins in a medieval castle, of which only a few remains remain, and which later led to two important farmhouses: [...]

By |2022-12-05T11:42:21+00:0030/07/2021|

The church of Sant Cugat del Racó

The church of Sant Cugat del Racó is a unique set of Catalan Romanesque, built in the 11th century in the Lombard tradition on a previous pre-Romanesque temple with a square head. Due to its Greek cross plant and its circular dome, it is considered an exceptional example, as this type of dome is unique [...]

By |2021-03-23T11:11:04+00:0023/03/2021|

The castle and the church of Sant Esteve and Sant Sebastià, Sallent

The castle and the church of Sant Esteve and Sant Sebastià form a homogeneous monumental complex located at the top of the so-called Turó del Castell, from where much of the Pla de Bages and the Llobregat valley are dominated with fantastic views. . The church is part of the National Artistic Heritage of Catalonia [...]

By |2023-07-25T10:28:25+00:0023/03/2021|
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