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Municipality
Barruera
Situated at an altitude of over a thousand metres and crossed by the River Noguera de Tor, Barruera is the main town in the municipality of La Val de Boí and home to a large proportion of its services.
Its most iconic heritage site is the Romanesque church of Sant Feliu, which dates from the 11th and 12th centuries and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church retains an ornate 11th-century apse and another from the 12th century featuring ashlar masonry.
And as you stroll along its cobbled streets, you can admire the typical stone houses typical of the area’s traditional architecture, as well as other heritage sites such as the Shrine of Puríssima Concepció and the Shrine of Mare de Déu del Carme. The Sant Feliu promenade and Calle Mayor are the heart of the town’s social life, while just on the outskirts stands the Shrine of Sant Salvador, which can only be reached on foot.
Of this small church, whose charm lies in the beauty of the path leading to it, only the apse and part of the walls remained and it was rebuilt thanks to a public fundraising campaign. In August, the chapel hosts the Romería de Sant Salvador pilgrimage, a unique opportunity to explore its interior, which is usually closed to the public.
The town also celebrates the Fiesta Mayor de Sant Feliu on 1 August and hosts its Fair in September, a market for the buying and selling of livestock and local produce, complemented by activities such as tastings and activities for children.
Barruera shares its culinary traditions with the other villages in the valley and is known for its mountain dishes such as escudella i carn d’olla (meat and vegetable soup), trinxat de col y patata (cabbage and potatoes), panadons (pies), wild boar stew, artisanal sausages and cheeses, and sweet treats such as sweet flatbread, fritters and other desserts made with local wild berries.