The best walks and hikes around Almoster

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Good ramps with good pavement. It climbs well and is worth it.

The Rovellat or Més Avall mill must be related to a series of hydraulic mills that took advantage of the same water drop from the Riera de la Selva. There were nine mills that worked with the same water, which was going to end up in the town of Selva del Camp. The mill was used for many centuries. This is indicated by the agreements and acts of sale, such as the one of 1653, where reference is made to the sale of the mills of Mig and Més Avall, owned by the common, located on the Sant Pere road.

This emblematic monument popularly known as the Bridges, a name that comes from its two arches, is an aqueduct originally from the s. XIII that was built to raise water from the Rec to the town wall in order to supply the Molí de la Canal in the courtyard of the Butchery, on the Castle wall. Before it was built, the water ran along the ground and when the mill was built it was necessary to raise the water level in order to cover the tank. On one of the walls there is a commemorative tombstone with a text written in Latin that refers to the stone cladding works of the Rec that, begun in 1539, are said to have been completed in 1557, a time when the aqueduct itself had to be restored.

The hermitage of Sant Pere has been redone on several occasions due to its poor state of preservation. The original hermitage dates from the middle of the 13th century, it was of Romanesque style and of larger dimensions. In addition, it was accompanied by an annexed house where the hermits and the donated lived, who were responsible for the maintenance of the cult and the lands attached to the hermitage. One of the most important reforms was that of 1588, under the supervision of Pere Blai (1553-1620) and which, according to some authors, would follow the Renaissance traces typical of the time. Finally, the last intervention took place throughout the 19th century and ended in the 1870s. The privileged position of the hermitage as a viewpoint of the Camp and first bastion of the mountains of the Sierra de la Mussara has been a determining factor for some military campaigns. During the French War (1808-1814), the Napoleons occupied the hermitage and adapted it to wartime needs. They had loopholes and parapets built there in order to defend themselves from attacks. However, the French were not the only ones to occupy the chapel militarily. During the First Carline War (1833-1840), clashes continued to occur between the supporters of Isabel II (1830-1904) and Charles V (1788-1855)

El Puig d'en Cama is a hill located in the Selva del Camp area, the entire summit is above Almoster, Baix Camp region, approximately north of Reus, Castellvell del Camp and Almoster, west of the Selva del Camp and east of Aleixar. It is part of the first stirrups of the Prades mountains. It is 717 meters high. At the top we can find a geodesic vertex (reference 263134001). This peak is included in the Challenge of 100 peaks of the Federation of Excursionist Organizations of Catalonia. Until recently there was a watchtower, now gone.

Immense oak that is found in what is called the Camí de la Colada de Prades and that is split in the middle because of lightning!

Old house that is in ruins in this part of the valley that Puig d'Encama on the south side, called Lo Solsenyor