El Pont De Suert: Culture, Trails and Traditions

In El Pont de Suert, the Església de l’Assumpció was consecrated on 7 September 1955.

Other local pages include Gotarta, Sarroqueta and Malpas.

Culture

The architectural project for the Església de l’Assumpció was developed by Eduardo Torroja Miret in collaboration with José Rodríguez Mijares.

The Església Vella was built in the Romanesque period, around the 12th century, and was extensively modified in the 17th and 18th centuries during the Baroque period.

The former Palau Abacial forms an architectural complex with the Església Vella and was the residence of the abbots of the Monestir de Santa Maria de Lavaix.

The Església Vella houses the Col·lecció d’Art Sacre de la Ribagorça.

Casa Jaumot, also known as Ca de Jaumot, is a Baroque palace house in the old town of El Pont de Suert.

The old town of El Pont de Suert dates back to the Middle Ages, particularly the 13th to 15th centuries.

The Plaça del Mercadal was created as an extension of the old town; two of its sides are lined with arcades, and most of the buildings were constructed in the 18th century.

Nature

The Centre de Fauna de Pont de Suert focuses on semi-aquatic mammals and, since 2013, on the ex-situ breeding of the highly endangered Montseny brook newt.

The Noguera Ribagorçana flows through El Pont de Suert and offers opportunities for walks along its banks.

Els Ponts del Pont follows the Noguera Ribagorçana as a central river corridor.

Trails and Routes

Els Ponts del Pont is a 2-kilometre circular route with a low level of difficulty.

The Camí de l’Aigua begins at the Font de la Mena near El Pont de Suert and ends at the Balneari de Caldes de Boí.

The Camí de l’Aigua is suitable for mountain biking, is signposted throughout, and is not open to motorised vehicles.

The third stage of the Grand Tour of Catalonia, named “Molt a prop del cel”, passes through El Pont de Suert.

During the Falles de Casós, participants walk, as the bells of the Església Vella ring, from the edge of the village via the palanca d’Aragó and Carrer d’Avall to Plaça Major and Plaça del Mercadal; there they form a circle and throw the torches into the centre, where a large fire is created, before drinks are served and a celebration begins that lasts until dawn.

Food and Drink

The Fira de la Girella takes place every year on the third or fourth Sunday in October.

Girella is a sausage made from rice and lamb, traditionally produced in the Pyrenees.

When staying in a holiday apartment in El Pont de Suert, the details of the stay can be shaped according to personal preferences. The accommodation can be considered a separate part of the travel planning, while the decision about the stay is made independently of individual areas of focus and without any predetermined commitment.

For the overarching travel overview: Lleida.

Other Destinations

More places within the same destination:

La Seu D'urgell, La Granadella, Erinyà, Lladrós, Ainet de Besan.