Holiday apartment in Camporrélls – Culture, Mountains and Traditions

Camporrélls offers several specific approaches to history and landscape. During a stay in a holiday apartment in Camporrélls, you can set different focuses, for example between buildings, landscape and traditions. The Pozo de Hielo is a municipal ice house in a cylindrical shape, made of rubble stone bonded with mortar; its entrance is designed as a tunnel and leads into the shaft halfway up. The Castillo de Miravet in Camporrélls offers a different historical perspective: pursuant to the Second Additional Provision of Law 3/1999 of 10 March, it is included in the register of castles considered Cultural Heritage Assets of Cultural Interest (Bienes de Interés Cultural).

Culture and History

The Manuel-Salazar mill, known as Molí d'Abaix, is a grain mill that was used between the 15th and 20th centuries. The Iglesia de San Pedro has murals on its pendentives depicting Augustine, Ambrose, Gregory and Jerome; their names are given in Catalan. On Montpedro hill outside the town centre of Camporrells is an archaeological site where various remains from the Iberian period have been found.

The ruins of Sant Jaume de Miravet are located in the immediate surroundings of Camporrells. The Ermita dels Sants Màrtirs church is also located nearby. In the wider regional surroundings of Camporrells lies Castell de Fals, a castle. La Pardina refers to ruins in the wider regional surroundings of Camporrells.

Landscape

Montferrús is a mountain in the immediate surroundings of Camporrells. Bolterol is a summit in the immediate surroundings of Camporrells, and lo Picot is a mountain in the immediate surroundings of Camporrells. San Quílez is a summit in the surroundings of Camporrells. Near the Santa Ana reservoir there is another chapel dedicated to Saint Santa Ana.

The different spatial references thus range from the immediate surroundings and the general surroundings to the wider regional area. For planning your day, local history, summits and a cycling option can be considered as separate focuses.

Getting Around

The first section of the PR-HU 116 can also be travelled by bicycle. This information provides a separate focus alongside the historic buildings and named landscape features, without combining the topics into a single type of excursion.

Traditions and Cuisine

The Ball dels Totxets is a tradition revived in the 1980s and maintained in Camporrells. During the Plantada del mai, men carry the trimmed poplar on their shoulders in a procession through the village to the church square. The Plantada del mai ends with pork belly, sausages and chorizo being grilled together on site, accompanied by wine.

Other Places

In addition, you can visit the town pages for Canfranc, Aínsa, Roda De Isábena, Seira, Abiego, Aísa, Hoz De Jaca and Gerbe.

For the higher-level travel overview: Huesca.