The best family-friendly hikes and walks in Espai D'Interès Natural De La Serra De Castelltallat

Santa Maria de Pinós or Sanctuary of Pinós or Our Lady of Pinós is a church of the municipality of Pinós al (Solsonès) included in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia. Source: Wikipedia

The Geographical Center of Catalonia is marked on top of a small hill 930.60 meters above sea level, located a short distance from the sanctuary of Santa Maria de Pinós, within the municipality of Pinós, in Solsonès. Source: Wikipedia

Historic center of Catalonia, more beautiful than the official one.

Following the course of the water, the postcard photo is of the same balm that drains over this pool. Which is distinguished from the other pools not only by the five hundred square meters, but also by the not inconsiderable depth of up to five meters. The coal mine mouth parallel to the toll, although not very deep, is completely impracticable.

To drink

More of a hike to the top, not a run.

On top of a hill stands a massive building of considerable height, the castle of Rajadell. At the time of the Reconquest, the Spanish Marca needed to control the border that delimited the Christian territory from the Muslim. The Riera de Rajadell valley therefore became a key natural passage for the defense and control of this border and the Rajadell castle was built to meet the need for defense of the valley. Other castles such as Castellar, Boixadors and Torres de Fals also made it possible to defend the enemy's territory. From the 13th century, the history of the castle was linked to the lineage of the Rajadell family, lords of the area who participated in wars such as those of Provence, Navarre, Almeria, Sardinia and Mallorca. In the course of the Generalitat's war against Joan II (in 1471) the castle and the church suffered a lot of damage and were inactive for a long period. In the 16th century the Rajadells were left without a legitimate heir and in 1515 the Cruïlles, who would later come together through marriage ties with the Eimerics, bought the manor. In the 17th century, the Cruïlles-Eimeric heiress, Anna, married Domenico de Pignatelli. From then on, the Pignatelli would be the lords of the castle, despite residing in Naples. At the end of the 19th century, the Princess of Belmonte, owner of the castle, sold the property to Francesc Pons from Manres. Built on top of a hill, next to the stream and the old town, the castle forms a set of three bodies. The first written documentation we find dates from 1063, although we can say that it corresponds to the Gothic period (one of the walls and decorative elements, which could be from the 13th or 14th centuries) and the 17th century. It is difficult, however, to establish which parts correspond to each moment because it has been rebuilt several times. Together with the church, it was the origin of the town of Rajadell. The main building, the tallest, still contains rooms from the different inhabited stages: the dungeon, the armory, the alcoves, the stable, the kitchen, the bedrooms, the dining room, etc. In the northern part of the complex we find the house that was inhabited by the farmers and a defensive turret that faces west. At the end of the 19th century, the Pons repaired the building and furnished it. However, during the civil war the castle was requisitioned by the revolutionary committee and all the valuables there were lost.

Stone hut listed with code: 12643 construction -Construction type: Terraced attached to the margin - Orientation: Est - Plant shape: Square plant - Door type: Flat lintel - Cover type: False dome - Condition: Perfect - Restored: No Description: It has a feeder and a vertical cocoon/cubicle set. The flat slab of the portal lintel is spectacular. Eaves of blown flat stones. Comments: Discharge into the course of the Torrent de l'Enfitat.