Alt Berguedà Tourist Guide

By: 1st Grade Students of INS L’Alt Berguedà

Trekking

PedraforcaPedraforca is an emblematic mountain of Cataloina. It is very

beautiful. There are 2 peaks. There are a lot of stones. It is very big and high. Down the mountain there are the villages of Saldes and

Gòsol. Many people climb the mountain.

ForcatForcat is a mountain located in the village of St

Julià de Cerdanyola .It is big. There are a lot of trees.There is a really natural zone .

ComabonaIt is an emblematic

mountain. It is about 2.5000 metres high. It is located

between Alt Berguedà and Cerdanya.

The landscape is so beautiful. There are three types of routes

to do some excursions.

La Volta del CatllarsLa volta is a route about

16,5 km. It starts at Coromines and finishes at la Pobla de Lillet. You

can see houses from a thousand years. The approximate time is 5

hours

Natural Park of Cadí MoixeróThe natural park of Cadí Moixeró is the

only natural park of Alt Berguedà, Ripollés and Cerdanya. Most of the mountains are between 1000 – 3000

metres high and there is snow. In the mountains there are a lot of

animals , for example: bears, deers , owls and eagles.

Fonts del LlobregatFonts del Llobregat are located a mile from the

town of Castellar de n'Hug. They are the

birthplace of the Llobregat river. They are about 1300 meters above sea level. The best time to

visit them is summer.

Cavalls del Vent Race

Cavalls del Vent is a route of 80 km. The route connects the eight

mountain hostels of Natural Park Cadí Moixeró. Since 2009 it is also

an international race. It is so famous. The top runner Killian Jornet loves it. The race starts in

Bagà. Some of the money collected is given to UNICEF.

Festivals

Fia-FaiaFia-faia is a very important

festival in Catalonia .People take a plant called Faia, it is dry. Then they burn the plant. After that people jump above the

fire and dance. The people eat toast and cake with “all-i-oli.”.

It is celebrated on 24th of December at night, in Porxada square.

La Patum

This festival is the one of most important in the world.Held in Berga in the Sant Pere square.

People go to the square and jump with the music, the giants and the fireworks

People drink a beverage made from muscat, sweet anise and white wine.

It takes place in may or june.

Monasteries and churches

Paller is an old church. It was built between the years 1747 and 1748. Next to it there is a restaurant and a rural hotel.

You can also find a little farm with animals like horses and a picnic area where you can eat with the family. It’s about

1,5 km from Bagà.

El Paller

Sant Marc’s ChurchSt. Marc is a small

church. It is located in a mountain near Guardiola de Berguedà. There are a

lot of cows in the mountain. There is also a river. The water is so fresh and you can find fishes

in It.

St. Llorenç’s MonasteryThe monastery of St. Llorenç is from romanic style. It was built between the VIII- IX centuries . It ‘s located about 1 km from

Guardiola del Berguedà.At 1427 – 29 half of the

monastery was destroyed by an earthquake and it was rebuilt in

the XXI – XX centuries.You can book a guided visit.

Guardiola de Berguedà’s ChurchNext to the church there is a parking. Every

Sunday there is a mass. The church is very old.

Queralt’s Sancturay

Queralt is a small town. There is a beautiful sanctuary. Queralt is above Berga, the capital of the

Berguedà region.

Museums

The Mines of Cercs

It is a museum dedicated to the mine of coal. It is located in Sant Corneli. There they tell the history of the mines of Alt Berguedà. In the visit there is an exposition of the miner’s life. You can also go

with a trolley inside the mine. And you can book a tourguide.

Jardíns ArtigasJardins Artigas in “La Pobla de Lillet” were built between the years 1905 and 1906. They were designed by the modernist

architect Antoni Gaudí. There are modern sculptures made of natural elements. To arrive there you need the train.

FumanyaIt’s an establishment located in Fumanya. There you can

see a stone wall full of footprints and bones of dinosaurs. There is a

museum. In the museum you can learn about the

different dinosaurs of the prehistory and old fossils .

Other places

PalomeraIt’s an adventure park located in

Saldes. It has got 4 levels:-for children-for family-for fearless-for daring

There you can do a lot of activities, like skiing or archery.

There is a restaurant too.

Porxada’s Square

We can find it in Bagà. It was built in the eighteenth century in the old side of the town. It has

a big statue from the medieval age.