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The Church of Sant Nicolau de Bellpuig is a late Gothic church with a single nave, accessible by an elegant Baroque staircase dating from 1792. Inside, the majestic Renaissance tomb of Ramon Folch de Cardona, crafted in marble in Italy, is a highlight. Also noteworthy are its portal, inspired by triumphal arches, and the slender hexagonal bell tower, making it a highly recommended cultural visit in the heart of the village.

Bellpuig Castle preserves the remains of an old 16th-century residential fortress, although its origins date back to the 11th century. Despite looting and subsequent renovations, the lower galleries can still be explored, and part of the southeast wall can be seen, allowing one to imagine its former grandeur. Today, the building houses municipal offices and a music school, and is an interesting stop for learning about the area's noble history during a tour of Bellpuig.

Along with the monasteries of Poblet and Santes Creus, this is one of the three pearls of Gothic architecture in Catalonia. You won't be disappointed.

Forès is located on a promontory, which gives it magnificent views of the Conca de Barberá and its extensive orchard.

The caves of l'Espluga de Francolí are a set of natural cavities formed in the conglomerate rock. Speleological explorations began in 1956, and so far 3,600 meters of galleries have been explored, making them one of the longest caves in the world. The archaeological findings inside show that they have been occupied since the Paleolithic: the last discovery, in 2019, was a Paleolithic sanctuary made up of more than 300 engravings, some of them more than 36,000 years old. The visits are guided and can be booked from https://covesdelespluga.info/

Rocallaura is a small nucleus of the Sierra del Tallat. It forms part of the municipal term of Vallbona de les Monges, in the Urgell region. The village belonged to the abbesses of Santa Maria de Vallbona, and has a church dedicated to Sant Llorenç. A castle was also erected, now totally gone.

Belonging to the district of Vallbona de les Monges, Montblanquet is a small town in the Sierra del Tallat, on the border between the counties of Conca de Barberà and El Urgell. Among its heritage stands out the church of Sant Andreu de Montblanquet, from the 13th century, with a single nave and Cistercian inspiration. The old washrooms, the communal oven and a couple of fountains are also preserved. In the Plaza Mayor there is a stamp for the Ruta del Cister (a cupboard inside which there is a stamp for the route).

The Tallat sanctuary appears in records as early as the 11th century, where a defense tower was located that took advantage of the magnificent views over the l'Urgell, Sagarra and Conca de Barberà regions. In the middle of the 14th century, a church was established as a result of the popular initiative of the residents of Rocallaura, and in 1475 it is said that a wooden carving of a Virgin Mary appeared to a shepherd. Legend has it that despite repeated attempts to move the carving, it returned to the place where the sanctuary is now, so they decided to leave it here. Then began a period of splendor for the sanctuary, with numerous reforms during the 15th and 16th centuries, some promoted by Fernando el Católico himself, who is said to have spent the night with Queen Isabella la Católica in 1493. By order of the king, it became in the priory of nearby Poblet, and a group of monks from the Cistercian order settled there. With the confiscation of Mendizabal in the first half of the 19th century, the monks abandoned the priory, and after the subsequent looting and destruction of the enclosure, the sanctuary remained abandoned until 1970 when a private association acquired the remains and took charge of their restoration and custody.