Sant Bartomeu del Grau: Romanesque Churches and Nature

In Sant Bartomeu del Grau, the Església Vella is considered the origin of the village; it preserves traces of a Romanesque church from the 10th century and has been documented since the year 961.

Other Places

You can access further places here: Collsuspina, Manresa, Balsareny, Castellví De Rosanes, Torrelletes, Sant Marti De Tous, Viladecans and Cervelló.

Culture

The Església de Sant Bartomeu del Grau is a Baroque-Neoclassical church. Its bell tower was designed and built by the brothers Joan and Josep Font from Manlleu between 1780 and 1787.

The Església de Sant Genís Sadevesa is a Romanesque church from the 11th and 12th centuries with a semicircular apse and a Lombard blind-arch frieze. The Església de Sant Jaume de Fonollet has a single-nave layout with a barrel vault, an apse and Lombard blind arches.

Nature and Landscape

Mirador Roc Llarg is a viewpoint offering exceptional panoramas of the surroundings of Sant Bartomeu del Grau.

The Baumes del Molí de la Codina are of great geological, ecological and landscape value. They were formed by the erosion of a stream as it passed through limestone, serve as a natural refuge for badgers and provide nesting sites for individual pairs of eagle owls.

The peaks of Fontfreda, la Pinassa, Serrat Alt and Turó dels Tres Batlles are located in the surroundings of Sant Bartomeu del Grau.

Routes and Events

The Ruta del romànic connects the Romanesque artistic monuments of Sant Bartomeu del Grau. It starts at the Església Vella and continues to Sant Jaume de Fonollet and Sant Genís Sadevesa. The Església Vella forms part of the route of the GR-3 long-distance trail.

The Centre-BTT-Plana-de-Vic Route 7 passes through Sant Bartomeu del Grau and is classified as difficult. The Centre-BTT-Lluçanès Route 7 passes through Sant Bartomeu del Grau and runs along the Sorreigs area of natural interest. A large part of this route follows the PR C-46 hiking trail.

The Fira Natura i Muntanya takes place on the first weekend in March. It includes tourism, cultural, craft and gastronomic offerings, as well as leisure and sporting activities such as orienteering.

Triescape SBG offers formats such as scavenger hunts, geocaching and escape rooms to discover the culture, history and surroundings of Sant Bartomeu del Grau.

The Caramelles, traditional Catalan songs, are performed on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday in Sant Bartomeu del Grau.

Surroundings

The Sant Hipòlit De Voltregà Museum, the Museu del Coure, the Museum of Leather Artistry. A. Colomer Munmany Collection and the Museu de l'art de la pell are located in the surroundings of Sant Bartomeu del Grau.

Anyone wishing to stay in Sant Bartomeu del Grau can consider a holiday apartment as one possible accommodation option in their personal travel planning and make this decision calmly, independently and in accordance with their own preferences for their stay in the village.

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