Holiday apartment in La Beguda Alta – Festivals, architectural heritage and history

La Beguda Alta is a destination for travellers who want to combine local festivals, distinctive architectural forms and historic routes. The Festa del Roser and Festa Major provide two key occasions in the annual calendar; there is also a church, giants and buildings with a history of their own. When looking for a holiday apartment in La Beguda Alta, this creates a destination whose character can be experienced through specific local history and festival traditions.

Festivals throughout the year

The Festa Major de La Beguda takes place on the first Sunday in September. On the main Sunday, a procession moves through the village, and there is also a gathering of the giants. The Festa del Roser is celebrated in La Beguda Alta on the second Sunday in May. Those wishing to plan their trip around a festival date will find two clearly dated occasions in the annual calendar.

A culinary aspect adds to this festival history: on 1 September 2022, the 25th Mostra de Cuina Popular took place during the Festa Major of La Beguda Alta and La Beguda Baixa. This gives the festival context a specific connection to traditional local cuisine.

Architectural heritage and giants

The buildings include La Immaculada Concepció, a rectangular church with a single nave, four-part vaults and transverse arches. The giants reflect the more recent local history: the older pair of giants from La Beguda was created in 1986 and baptised on 5 September 1987. A new pair, en Sisco and la Maria, was made in 1994. In this way, religious architecture and festival figures represent two different sides of the village.

Can Bros de la Creu has been documented in La Beguda Alta since the 16th century. Ca l'Escala was built in 1909 and features curved window and door surrounds, a frieze of ceramic tiles and a sculpted oculus in the gable. These details make the local architecture interesting also for travellers who focus on architectural forms rather than major attractions.

Historic routes and a railway station

The Camí Ral from Barcelona to Lleida ran through La Beguda Alta. There was a stop there with an inn where horses could be watered. This historic station broadens the perspective from buildings and festivals to earlier forms of travel.

La Beguda Alta also has a narrow-gauge railway station on the railway line from Martorell to Igualada.

Choose your holiday apartment based on your travel interests

When choosing a holiday apartment or accommodation in La Beguda Alta, you can focus on these specific themes: the Festa del Roser in May, the Festa Major in September, architecture, giants or transport history. This allows you to connect your choice of accommodation with your own travel idea without reducing the village to a single attraction. Those travelling with people of different ages can decide together whether the focus should be on a festival, distinctive architectural forms or the history of travelling.

More travel ideas

For more travel ideas, you can continue your research in the following places: Campins, Cabrera De Mar, Calders, Lliçà D'amunt, Malla, El Bruc, Les Masuques and Sant Mateu De Bages.

For the broader travel overview: Barcelona.