Besalú Travel Guide

 Elisabcn Says:  Beautiful! This is the kind of architecture that I prefer: pure Romanesque style, simple lines and light and stone being almost the only decoration inside. Sant Pere is a medieval benedictine monastery founded in 977 by Count Miró of Besalú. The current church, the only... 

 Elisabcn Says:  That day it was me, well my shadow, who marked the hour on that funny sundial! It is situated on the floor, in the market square just in front of Sant Pere monastery.By the way it was almost noon :-) 

 Elisabcn Says:  This is a nice example of medieval civil architecture in Besalú. It was built during the XIIIth century. We know that during the XIVth century it belonged to a Jewish family, the Astruc family. You still can see the mezuzah (a kind of parchment containing Jewish texts) hole... 

 Elisabcn Says:  A must for any bridge lover, this medieval bridge is the jewel of the village and also its symbol. Its origin is unknown but we already have some news about it by the year 1075. The main structure should be from that period. During its long life it has been modified several... 

 Elisabcn Says:  An important Jewish community lived in Besalú since the IXth century until 1436 and left interesting constructions like the synagogue and the miqvé (Jewish baths). Few things remain from the Jewish quarter where the old miqvé (Jewish bath) is the highlight, being the first... 

 Elisabcn Says:  Sant Vicenç shows up to us at the end of a narrow street (picture 1).It is the parish church of the village. First documented in the Xth century, it is a Romanesque church (XIIth century) with only few gothic elements, like the rose window. The bell tower is from the XVIIIth... 

 Elisabcn Says:  A visit of Besalú is like a travel into the time, a village of narrow streets (pictures 1-2) and stone houses decorated with colorful flowers (picture 3). Still today stones talk and they tell us about its inhabitants, their everyday life and beliefs. Take your time and... 

 Elisabcn Says:  It is the main square of the village. Narrow streets plus porticoed medieval houses (picture 1) make here a very beautiful ensemble: what a pity that it is always full of cars! It was very difficult to avoid them for the pictures. Just in front of the town hall there is a... 

 lotharlerch Says:  There was an active Jewish community in Besalu. Only a few ruins (of the synagogue) are left. Quite recently also a mikve (ritual bath) was found. After hard limitations of the living space and the activities of the Jews the Jews left the town. This coincided with a... 

 lotharlerch Says:  The bridge dominates Besalú. It is perfectly restored (it was heavily damaged under the Spanish Civil War). It is a very pleasant walk across the bridge but it is also impressive to walk alog the river coming from the Centre of the town. 

 lomi Says:  I have described some of the Catalan dishes you may see in BesalùArrós Negre - Squid cooked in its own ink with rice, peas, red peppers, garlic and onion. This dish is claimed to have originated in L'Empordá in northern Catalonia, but this might be disputed by Valencians.... 

 nicoleken Says:  churchDel Monasterio Benedictino, established in the year 977 fror the Conde-Obispo Miró, only stays the actual church de Sant Pere, ancienst from the year 1003, romanic style century XII. (s.XII). Elementos escultóricos: leones de la fachada y capiteles interiores. Tumbas... 

 surferob Says:  In that last pic I held the camera up against a wall, pointed skyward. Here's a simpler take on these chairs, curiously fixed to the stone walls of this little back alley, for no apparent reason other than to be a little creative.