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THE BELLTOWER

THE BELLTOWER, Barruera

 Hosell Says:  This is a detailed picture of the beautiful stone belltower.As you can see on my pictures,it is five floors tall.You can clim up there by a very steep stairs,they are very narrow and steep,so be carefull in your way up.I just climbed till the third floor but from here you'll... 

PANTOCRATOR

PANTOCRATOR, Barruera

 Hosell Says:  Inside Sant Climent Church,you'll see just a few medieval paintings,the one on my picture is named "Pantocrator" and it shows some images of Jesus' Life.Others nice paintings of the church were taken to a museum in Barcelona. 

ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE, Barruera

 Hosell Says:  I'll start this page with the most beautiful and best conserved Romanesque Church in all the Valley.It is Sant Climent and is located at Taüll town. This beautiful building it was built on XI century,so is 1.000 years old!.All of churches on this valley were built between XI... 

OLD MONASTERY

OLD MONASTERY, Barruera

 Hosell Says:  This is a picture taken on our return way to Barcelona.I can't remember the name of that small and old Monastery,because we didn't had the chance to see it.We stop here for a few minutes to see the landscape and the lake there when I saw a signal of a monastery below.It is... 

TAÜLL

TAÜLL, Barruera

 Hosell Says:  Apart of this nice chuch,Taüll is an important tourist spot,because just outside of the small town there is a Ski Resort.Then here you'll find also a few small and nice hotels,restaurants,shops etc. is a very visited area specially during wintertime.Is also crowded on... 

AIGUES TORTES NATIONAL PARK

AIGUES TORTES NATIONAL PARK, Barruera

 Hosell Says:  Another very nice place to see on the area is the beautiful AIGUESTORTES NATIONAL PARK,here you will see awesome landscapes and make lots of nice walking trails.For more information of this park take a look to my Espot page. 

VALENCIA D'ANEU

VALENCIA D'ANEU, Barruera

 Hosell Says:  This is a picture taken in the small village of VALENCIA D'ANEU,is the town's chuch aswell,but I don't know for sure if is built in Romanesque architecture or not,well it looks very nice also.During my last trip to the area,I stayed two nights in a small mountain hotel on... 

SANT JOAN- BOÍ

SANT JOAN- BOÍ, Barruera

 Hosell Says:  This is the Church of Sant Joan,located in the old town at BOÍ.Is another nice place to stop and see this nice church and also all that town.Just next to that Church you'll find a taxi stop,a good idea is take one of these taxis to do a guided tour inside the National Park... 

SANT FELIU- BARRUERA

SANT  FELIU- BARRUERA, Barruera

 Hosell Says:  This is another nice church to see in the valley,this time in the town of BARRUERA,it is San Feliu Church and is located just next to the main street.I just stoped for a while on this small town to have a lunch and also to see this nice church. 

A VIEW FROM THE ARCH

A VIEW FROM THE ARCH, Barruera

 Hosell Says:  Here you can see a picture taken from the third floor of belltower.Is a nice place to take some good pictures because you'll see all the town and landscapes of mountains around.I'll place a few more pictures taken here in a travelogue. 

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LA LLEBRETA: Nice local homemade food!

LA LLEBRETA: Nice local homemade food!, Barruera

 Hosell Says:  This is a very nice restaurant located at Barruera,we asked for some local dishes:ESCUDELLA (a soup with meatballs)ESCALIVADA (roasted vegetables)LAMB CHOPS in the picture.Desserts. 

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  The VALL DE BOÍ (Boí Valley) is located in Lleida province at Pyrenees mountains.It takes the name of the main town here Boí but it is shaped for a few more small... 

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