The War of the Spanish Succession Pact of the Vigatans Victory of the Catalan In 1700, Charles II died without issue. This lack of an heir sparked a huge international conflict, as (supporters of the army in Talamanca House of Austria) (May) (August). Fall of Death of Charles II. Philip proclaims Allied victory at Prats Passing of the Decret de the European powers vied for control of the vast Hispanic empire by proposing their candidate for the of Anjou is proclaimed de Rei and raising of and Archduke Charles of surrender of Cardona Nova Planta (Decree of King Philip V. Austria King Charles the Bourbon siege of the New Plan). throne. Cardona. (September). 1702 III (November). 1707 1713 1715 1717 The war divided as the Catalans and most of the kingdoms within the Crown of Aragon supported Chronology Archduke Charles of Austria and the countries in the Grand Alliance, formed in The Hague, while Castile 1700 1705 1711 1714 1716 The War of the Bourbon occupation of and France supported Philip of Anjou, the grandson of Louis XIV of France. the kingdoms of The Junta General de Planning of the Decree constituting Spanish Succession Braços de Catalunya Barcelona military Cervera University. breaks out. Valencia and Aragón and subjection of (parliament) orders a citadel. Catalonia managed to hold out until 11 September 1714, when Barcelona finally fell, followed a week later Lleida. fight to the end. by the surrender of Cardona Castle. The victory of Philip V resulted in the abolition of the Principality’s governing bodies and the imposition of the institutions and laws of Castile under the Decrees of Nueva Planta in 1716.

The 1714 Route in the context of the War of the cuisine

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The 1714 Route passes through Lleida, where the first landscapes,

Hapsburg defeat took place (1707). Lleida’s Seu Vella, or Monuments, Old Cathedral Hill, a building of considerable architectural interest, was converted into a military barracks due its location, which offers a commanding view out over the city. Cervera became a symbol of the new Bourbon power following the founding in 1717 of the university, housed VAL D’ARAN in a building that is one of the most important examples of 18th-century Catalan civil architecture. Key battles took place at the tower of La Manresana in Els Prats de Rei and at Talamanca Castle, which stands in a beautiful spot and ANDORRA was the setting for the last Hapsburg victory before the fall 1714 cuisine of Barcelona. The small fortified town of Castellciutat in the municipality of La Seu d’Urgell was the main Hapsburg stronghold in the Pyrenees, where you can visit the Tower SORT of Solsona. The Chapel of Sant Sebastià, perched on a hill A number of restaurants in the areas around the 1714

Route sites and monuments serve 18th century dishes with impressive views out over the Vic Plain, was the setting SITES SUCCESSION OF WAR THE

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basis of a study by the University of Barcelona. Discover AROUND ITINERARIES of the House of Hapsburg), which led to the uprising in these restaurants where you will be able to sample the favour of Archduke Charles of Austria. In Barcelona, the PIRINEUS dishes or download the recipes from the 1714 Route archaeological remains in El Born Centre Cultural are website and cook them yourself at home. the symbol of the events that occurred on 11 September People’s diet in Catalonia during the 18th century 1714. The impressive Cardona Castle, the last Hapsburg COSTA BRAVA was based on three staples: bread, of varying standards stronghold, surrendered a week later on 18 September. of quality and made from different types of grain; wine, There are two sites that commemorate Rafael Casanova, which was poor in quality; and meat, mainly poultry or the chief councillor of Barcelona and a hero of the War of veal, which was a more exclusive foodstuff and served the Spanish Succession: Rafael Casanova House Museum roasted, stuffed or stewed. This was the time when new in Moià, where he was born, and Can Barraquer, today products from the Americas first came into use, products the Museum, where he lived and that are now essential to traditional modern cooking, died. such as cocoa, potatoes, which were initially regarded as CATALUNYA CENTRAL only fit for animals, peppers, cooked or used to make red pepper, and tomatoes, which, when fried, are the basis www.ruta1714.cat of Catalan cuisine. People also used to eat fruit, fresh or dried, combined with sweet desserts. Coffee was also widely drunk. Many of the recipes of the time could be cooked as either savoury or sweet dishes. Unlike today, the dishes were TERRES DE LLEIDA brought to the table at the same time and were generally served in the following order: firstly fruit and salads, then broths and dishes with sauce, followed by roasted and grilled food, after which came the desserts. Some of the most common 18th-century dishes featured in various BARCELONA Catalan cookery books are: escudella i carn d’olla, a single pot of food served in two courses, the broth first COSTA and the meat, legumes and vegetables boiled in the stock BARCELONA afterwards; pumpkin soup; scrambled eggs with tomato, Plana de Vic landscape views from Sant Sebastià Chapel COSTA DAURADA 1714 ROUTE garlic and parsley; rice cakes; poultry served roasted, BURNED VILLAGES 1714 stuffed, stewed, sweet-and-sour or in sauce; courgettes 1714 SITES (on their own or stuffed with meat); and marinaded fish. Burned Villages 1714 and 1714 Sites The 1714 Route takes in other places in Catalonia www.tricentenari.cat where events took place during the War of the Spanish www.ruta1714.cat www.catalunya.com Succession, such as the Burned Villages and 1714 Sites (Viles cremades and Espais 1714, in Catalan). During the Barcelona El Born Centre Cultural Manresa Museu Comarcal Tel. [+34] 932 566 851 Tel. [+34] 938 741 155 war, the Bourbon troops used military terrorism against TERRES DE L’EBRE www.elborncentrecultural.bcn.cat www.museudemanresa.cat the ‘burned villages’, as they are known. The sacking www.barcelonaturisme.cat www.diba.cat/turisme Moià Casa Museu Rafael Casanova and burning of towns and villages and the indiscriminate Tel. [+34] 938 209 134 / 300 143 Cardona Castell de Cardona www.consorcidelmoianes.cat killing of civilians to spread fear and terror among the Tel. [+34] 938 684 169 MEDITERRANEAN SEA www.cardonaturisme.cat Sant Boi de Llobregat populace were common practices. A total of 20 towns www.bagesturisme.net Museu de Sant Boi de Llobregat Tel. [+34] 936 351 250 and villages were burned in Catalonia. The worst affected Cervera Universitat i Museu Comarcal www.museusantboi.cat districts were, in this order, Osona, El Bages, L’Alt Penedès, Tel. [+34] 973 533 917 www.turismebaixllobregat.com www.museudecervera.cat El Maresme, El Vallès Oriental, El Baix Llobregat, La Selva www.turismecervera.cat Talamanca Castell de Talamanca www.turismesegarra.com Tel. [+34] 938 270 036 and El Vallès Occidental. www.castelldetalamanca.cat Els Prats de Rei Torre de la Manresana Vic - Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer The 1714 Sites are places of historical interest due to Tel. [+34] 938 680 366 www.altaanoia.info Tel. [+34] 938 862 091 their fortresses, the sieges they suffered, their surviving www.anoiaturisme.cat www.victurisme.cat www.osonaturisme.cat defensive walls, the battles fought or the characters that La Seu d’Urgell Castellciutat Espai Ermengol-Museu de la Ciutat Cuisine made history there. A visit to these places, shown on the Tel. [+34] 973 353 057 www.cuinacatalana.eu map, provides an opportunity to view the marks left by www.espaiermengol.cat www.gastroteca.cat www.turismeseu.com history and to learn more thanks to the information panels Festivals Lleida Consorci del Turó de la Seu Vella www.festes.org at the sites. Tel. [+34] 973 230 653 www.festacatalunya.cat www.turoseuvella.cat www.turismedelleida.cat/ www.lleidatur.cat

An itinerary around the War of Succession sites How to follow the 1714 Route The 1714 Route is an itinerary that takes in sites where the most important events of the War of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia (1702-1714) took place. These places The 1714 Route is a tourist activity and can be followed either in its entirety or broken down into a number of stages. Most of the sites and monuments are to be found are not only of enormous symbolism but are also of outstanding heritage and environmental interest. In addition, these locations and their surrounding areas offer a along the Eix Transversal highway in central Catalonia, a region with many surprises for visitors to discover. A range of extremely interesting cultural activities is to be wide range of cultural and leisure opportunities. The route will take you to the following sites and monuments: the Seu Vella or Old Cathedral Hill in Lleida; the Chapel found at each site or in the surrounding area. Following the 1714 Route will take you back in time to relive history, transport you to the period of modern Catalonia of Sant Sebastià, near Vic; the University of Cervera; Cardona and Talamanca castles; La Manresana defensive tower, in Els Prats de Rei, and the Tower of Solsona, which and give you insights into the fascinating artistic legacy of the Baroque. The municipalities along the route also offer a wide range of leisure and outdoor activities. In is part of the fortress in Castellciutat, near La Seu d’Urgell; the ruins in El Born Centre Cultural in Barcelona; and the houses where Rafael Casanova lived in Moià and addition, many of these towns and villages are set in spectacular spots with remarkable panoramic views of the surrounding landscape and/or itineraries for walkers Sant Boi de Llobregat. As part of the initiatives set up to mark the three-hundredth anniversary of the end of the War of the Spanish Succession (1714-2014), the 1714 and cyclists. There are plenty of places where you will be able to find food and drink, including restaurants offering adaptations of dishes that were part of the local Route provides an opportunity to discover the cultural and artistic heritage of these places and to enjoy the activities on offer in the surrounding area. cuisine in the 18th century.

El Born Centre Cultural September, the Cardona Gathering commemorates the events Els Prats de Rei, which has kept its medieval quarter, offers In the autumn of 1707, the city of Lleida surrendered to Philip V’s Can Barraquer and the Church of In the surrounding area, there are the burned towns of Manresa that took place during the war, while at Easter the Religious a range of activities related to the war, among them a visit to troops after a harsh siege. The repression that followed was and Monistrol de Calders, featured in the Manresa District Barcelona Music Festival fills the castle’s collegiate church with music. see Cal Sala farmhouse, General Starhemberg’s headquarters, equally merciless. The cathedral, built in 1203, was closed for Sant Baldiri Museum, where you will also find an impressive collection of To visit the Born Centre Cultural is Make sure you try the pedres de la resistència (stones of the a walk along the signposted tour of the 1711 battle sites, or a worship and turned in 1749 into a military barracks. The Gothic Sant Boi de Llobregat (Costa Barcelona) Baroque art. The solid fortification in Castellbell i el Vilar proved visit to the Josep Castellà Real Municipal Museum, which has to travel back to Barcelona as it resistance), a typical cake-cum-biscuit made by bakeries and quarter, the most important in the city, was cleared to make way crucial in the war. In Mura, you can visit some remarkable a display of documents and other exhibits connected with the was under siege in 1714. The ruins cake shops in Cardona and named after the stout defence put for the fortification of the hill, which remained in military use Rafael Casanova lived for many underground caves. war. Notable examples of Baroque art here include the Church years and died in the ancestral now protected by the impressive up by the castle during the War of the Spanish Succession. until 1948. of Santa Maria and the Shrine of La Mare de Déu del Portal. residence of Can Barraquer, built in metal roof of the former El Born In the surrounding area, you will be able to discover the paths The Seu Vella (Old Cathedral) is a magnificent example of the 15th century. The building is Market are evidence of the neigh- In the surrounding area is Igualada, where you can see the followed by smugglers, visit the cathedral, the Episcopal Palace European Gothic architecture. Its most remarkable features now home to the Sant Boi de bourhoods that were demolished archpriest’s Church of Santa Maria, which has a remarkable high Sant Sebastià Chapel and the Diocesan and District Museum in Solsona, as well as include the cloister, due to its magnificent monumental Llobregat Museum. The chief councillor to make way for the La Ciutadella altar dating from the 18th century; Calaf, a town famous for its the Shrine of El Miracle in Riner. sculptures, and the bell tower. In the Chapel of Sant Joan of Barcelona is buried in the Chapel Vic-Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer (Catalunya Central) military citadel built here. market, which has been running since 1226 (Saturdays), and where the Duke of Vendôme, the marshal of the Bourbon army Baptista, there is an audio-visual presentation about the War of of La Pietat in the Parish Church of The Pact of the Vigatans (the pro- The construction of the fortress on the orders of Philip V to in inland Catalonia, established his residence; and Copons, the Spanish Succession in Lleida. A tour of the bastions reveals Sant Baldiri in the same town. Hapsburg supporters) was signed where the Carters’ Festival is held to commemorate the efforts evidence of the Bourbon victory and provides an opportunity to repress any expression of discontent resulted in the eviction of When Casanova was injured during the siege of Barcelona on in the Chapel of Sant Sebastià in University of Cervera of the men who transported goods by cart in the 18th century. enjoy the impressive views of the city. more than 1,200 local residents and the demolition of a large 11 September 1714, his friends and family made out that he had the parish of Santa Eulàlia de Cervera (Terres de Lleida) area of the city: the final stretch of the Rec Comtal; La Ribera, a Route: BV-1031 highway in the Igualada-Barcelona direction | 1 km from died. He reappeared in 1719 and began to work once again as a Riuprimer in the municipality of In Lleida, make sure you visit Gardeny Castle, a small fort that neighbourhood where seamen and fishermen and their families Els Prats de Rei lawyer. He died in 1743 in Can Barraquer and was buried in the Vic. This pact proved crucial as it The University of Cervera, a symbol was strategic in times of war and which had once been controlled lived; the busy centre of El Born; and the Pla d’en Llull. Parish Church of Sant Baldiri. was the start of the uprising in of the introduction of the new by the Templars; the Seu Nova (New Cathedral), which replaced support of Archduke Charles of The remarkable site in El Born CC reveals Barcelona as it was Bourbon order in Catalonia, is an Castellciutat the one on the hill; the former Hospital of Santa Maria, today The exhibition “The Life and Times of Rafael Casanova” is on Austria. When you visit the shrine, in the 14th to the 18th centuries and the lives people lived in impressive building constructed on La Seu d’Urgell (Pirineus) the Institute of Lleida Studies; the Lleida Museum, which has a display in Sant Boi Museum. Inside the Baroque parish church which stands on a hill with outstanding views of the Vic Plain, the 18th century. The centre also contains two exhibitions – the a rectangular plan. With its symmetry considerable collection of archaeological artefacts and artworks; on the other side of the square to the museum, you can see The recently restored and refurbished you feel as if you are in a genuinely historic place, a site permanent exhibition, entitled “Barcelona 1700. From stones and towers at the corners, it is one and the old city centre. With regard to the local cuisine, the Casanova’s tomb, alongside detailed information concerning Tower of Solsona is part of the where a secret meeting turned the course of events. to people”, and a temporary exhibition, “Hold Fast! The Siege of the most monumental works of city is renowned for its Snail Gathering (Aplec del Caragol, May) his life and work. On 11 September each year, a floral offering is fortified complex of Castellciutat Catalan civil architecture erected and dishes made using snails, as well as the local agricultural presented at the tomb as a tribute to the councillor. of 1714” – as well as a host of activities that complement the Castle, a strategically important The Pact of the Vigatans, signed on 17 May 1705 by eight men in the 18th century. produce such as fruit, vegetables and the Les Garrigues olive archaeological tour. place due to its commanding view In Sant Boi de Llobregat, the old quarter is a charming spot to from the lesser nobility who owned land in Osona, was a step oil, which carries a protected designation of origin (PDO). The Philip V closed the seven existing universities in Catalonia of the El Segre and El Valira valleys. stroll through, with its buildings such as Can Castells, which now towards the accord whereby Catalonia committed itself to the Barcelona has a considerable legacy of heritage dating from Wine Festival (in the autumn) and the Lleida Wine Route through and brought them all together in Cervera. On 11 May 1717, As a result of its location, the houses the library, and Can Torrents, a complex owned by the cause of Archduke Charles of Austria and gave military support the time of the War of the Spanish Succession: the Church of the area of the Costers del Segre designation of origin are also he signed the decree founding the university and the building fortress in La Seu d’Urgell became town’s museum. The Artichoke Gastronomy Fair (March) and to an allied landing, and in which undertook to defend Santa Maria del Mar, where Archduke Charles of Austria got sure to delight. opened for the academic year 1740-41. In 1837, the university the main Pyrenean defence during the Altaveu Music Festival (September) are popular events. the Catalan constitutions. married in 1708; the Convent of Sant Agustí Vell, the scene moved back to Barcelona. the War of the Spanish Succession. In the surrounding area of the final resistance by the Hapsburg supporters; the Les Other places connected with the war include the Convent del , there are a number of outdoor From the Pla de Sant Sebastià, over which the shrine presides, activities to be enjoyed, such as routes for cyclists and walkers. Moreres and Sant Pere de les Puelles graveyards, where those A tour of the building is structured around two courtyards Castellciutat, which was controlled by the allied army, was Roser in Lleida, where pro-Hapsburg supporters took refuge there is a splendid panoramic view of the plain and chains of divided by the magnificent Baroque chapel or central hall. The view of the Llobregat delta from the riverbank is also who had defended Barcelona were buried; and Ciutadella Park, governed from 1707 onwards by General Josep Moragues, the and were burnt to death when it was set on fire by Bourbon mountains that surround it, El Montseny, Les Guilleries and El Other notable features include the exterior Baroque façade and impressive. You can also visit the El Baix Llobregat Agricultural where the Bourbon fortress was erected. You can also visit Pla commander-in-chief responsible for the Pyrenean borders that troops in 1707, and the municipality of Almenar, where the allies Collsacabra. the interior façade in the classical style. de Palau, where the king’s residence stood next to La Llotja were intended to protect the region from Bourbon incursions were victorious in battle, enabling them to advance towards Park, where artichokes are the main crop. The local restaurants provide an excellent opportunity to sample artichokes when In Vic, a stroll through the old quarter provides an opportunity commodity exchange and the Portal de Mar Gate, and you In Cervera, you can visit Cervera District Museum, transporting launched from La Cerdanya, which was occupied by the French Zaragoza in 1710. they are in season. In Santa Coloma de Cervelló, there is the can go and see the Museum of the History of Catalonia, which you back to the 19th century, or take guided tours of the sites army. However, the military weakness of the allies forced to view the city’s considerable architectural history dating from Colònia Güell model industrial settlement, designed by Antoni explains the essential details of the conflict. Key buildings in the and monuments in the city’s old quarter. The events held here Moragues to sign the surrender on 28 September 1713. various periods, such as the Cathedral of Sant Pere and Plaça Gaudí and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To complete Gothic Quarter include the seat of the Catalan Government, include the Passion and Easter celebrations, the International del Mercadal, where the city’s famed markets, fairs and other You can walk to the Tower of Solsona from the city. Once at the your tour of sites that commemorate Rafael Casanova, view the the Palau de la Generalitat, where Archduke Charles convened Music Festival (July) and the Aquelarre Fest (August). Make Rafael Casanova House Museum celebratory events are held. The Episcopal Museum holds tower, which stands in a place of great natural and environmental sculpture that stands on Ronda de Sant Pere in Barcelona, as the Corts (parliament) of 1705-1706; the Palau Dalmases, sure you sample the typical local biscuits known as nevats and one of the finest collections of Romanesque and Gothic art in interest, you can easily understand the strategic value of the Moià (Catalunya Central ) well as the house where he was born in Moià, one of the sites where the Hapsburg supporters used to meet; and the Palau savines, served with the traditional liqueur perfumed with herbs Europe. from La Segarra (Aromes de la Segarra). site. on the 1714 Route. Rafael Casanova, the chief Vilana-Perles, the home of Charles VI’s secretary. On Ronda de In the surrounding area, there are the burned villages of In the Espai Ermengol - City Museum in the old quarter of La councillor of Barcelona and a hero Sant Pere, there is a monument erected in memory of Rafael In the surrounding area, you will find the La Manresana tower Oristà, Prats de Lluçanès, Sant Hipòlit de Voltregà and Torelló, Seu d’Urgell, there is an exhibition that tells of General Josep in the city’s defence during the Casanova. in Els Prats de Rei and the space that commemorates the pro- Talamanca Castle as well as other places such as Perafita and Les Masies de Roda, Hapsburg officers Antoni and Manuel Desvalls in El Poal, the Moragues’ stay in the city and the defence of the Pyrenean siege of 1714, was born in this the birthplaces, respectively, of Jaume Puig de Perafita and town where they were born. The Shrine of Sant Ramon de Portell pass. In the complex of the Cathedral of Santa Maria, the only house in Moià built in the 16th Talamanca (Catalunya Central) Francesc Macià i Ambert (also known as Bac de Roda), both in Sant Ramon, where St. Raymond Nonnatus is venerated, is a one in the Romanesque style in Catalonia, there are a number of century. The building is today a The town of Talamanca stands in a of whom were signatories to the Pact of the Vigatans. At Les Cardona Castle notable example of Baroque art. You can also follow a stretch interesting Baroque works. Sant Ermengol Fair (October) is the museum devoted to Casanova and breathtakingly beautiful natural Masies de Voltregà, be sure to visit the Shrine of La Mare de Cardona (Catalunya Central) of the Way of St. James, walk along the Llobregós Valley, follow most famous of all the fairs held in the region. the entire War of the Spanish environment. It witnessed the last Déu de la Gleva. The active tourism activities on offer here the Castles Route in La Segarra, or go birdwatching, spotting Succession. Cardona Castle was the last pro- the enormous variety of birds on the Ivars i Vila-Sana Lake. In the surrounding area, there are 1714 Sites such as Oliana, the allied victory, which took place a include the cycling routes that begin at the Mountain Biking Hapsburg stronghold to surrender birthplace of Ramon de Vilana-Perles, one of the men Archduke In the closing stage of the war, Casanova was the chief councillor month before the surrender of Centres in Osona (Sau-Collsacabra, Lluçanès and the Vic Plain), during the War of the Spanish Charles relied on most; Puigcerdà, next to the strategic Montlluís of Barcelona and a colonel in the city’s militia. On 11 September Barcelona. The castle, dating kayaking on the Sau Reservoir, or flying in a hot-air balloon over Succession. This impressive edifice Fortress; and the Burned Village of Peramola. There are a 1714, he was wounded during the Bourbon attacks and his originally from the 10th century the plain. With regard to fine food, the restaurants in the Osona perched on a hill is crowned by number of interesting active tourism activities available in the La Manresana tower circle of friends and family spread the rumour he had died. He but reconstructed after the war, is Cuina association are renowned, as is the local charcuterie, one bastions dating from the Baroque area, among them mountain biking along the routes organised Els Prats de Rei (Catalunya Central) then moved to Sant Boi de Llobregat, where he died in 1743. vivid testimony of the military of the region’s traditional products. period, when they were reinforced by the La Seu-Alt Urgell Mountain Biking Centre or enjoying strategies adopted by the two sides. white water sports on the Olympic Channel. The local delicacies Route: BV-4316 highway in the direction of Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer | to withstand modern warfare involving La Manresana Castle was part of The building retains the air of a family seat of the modern period Between August 1713 and the fall of Barcelona in September 7 km from the centre of Vic the use of artillery and firearms. the defensive system put in place include Urgèlia cheese and Cadí butter, both of which have a and a Baroque feel. An exhibition and audio-visual presentation 1714, central Catalonia was the setting for the fighting between to protect the former county of protected designation of origin (PDO). present Casanova the politician and military man. the army of resistance commanded by Antoni Desvalls i de Over the years, the Bourbon army launched repeated offensives Manresa, which lay on the border. Route: N-260 highway in the Lleida direction | 1 km from the centre of La against the castle until eventually, on 18 September 1714, the A magnificent round tower, built in Vergós, the Marquis of El Poal, and the Bourbon troops. The Seu d’Urgell In Moià, there is a wealth of Baroque heritage to be admired in surrender was signed, the terms of which permitted the allied the 11th and 12th centuries of Battle of Talamanca, on 13 and 14 August 1714, ended in victory the old quarter, which is watched over by the impressive portal combatants to withdraw and go into exile. well-dressed stone and reaching for the Hapsburg supporters and a final total of 680 dead and and bell tower of the Church of Santa Maria, and there are 21 metres high, still stands. This Old Cathedral Hill wounded on both sides. Notable features include the keep, known as Torre de la marvellous views of El Montseny and Montserrat. The town hosts tower witnessed a major battle in Lleida (Terres de Lleida) Inside Talamanca Castle, which was rebuilt following the Minyona, which served as a lookout tower, keeping watch over the renowned Francesc Viñas Music Festival (summer), named 1711. Bourbon order to demolish the castles and houses owned by the surrounding area, and the Collegiate Church of Sant Vicenç, The monumental complex that after an operatic tenor born here, and the Baroque Festival, a those who had supported Archduke Charles, there is a room © an excellent example of early Romanesque architecture. In the La Manresana watched on as the Catalan army won its last great stands on the Old Cathedral Hill, historical reconstruction of the events of 1714 (September). Text: Adrià Cases and Jordi Miras Llopart joint victory before the withdrawal of the allied soldiers, who the most iconic symbol of Les that contains an explanation of the confrontation. From the area once used as a casemate – a covered gun emplacement Translated by: Discobole were commanded by General Starhemberg, the commander-in- battleground vantage point, where illustrated panels show the or bunker – there is a fascinating multimedia installation on the Terres de Ponent, consists of In the surrounding area, there are a number of burned villages Photographs: El Born CC / Marçal Font, MHC / Mingu, Ajuntament de chief of the allied armies of Archduke Charles of Austria. strategies employed by the opposing forces, you can see important role played by the castle during the war. What was buildings that at that time and towns, among them Sallent and Sant Feliu Sasserra, as Talamanca, David Fontseca, Direcció General d’Arxius, Biblioteques, Museus the environment of the northern gateway to the Sant Llorenç del once a grand private residence is now a modern Parador hotel. A The tower has a magnificent vantage point, from which you constituted the cathedral, the seu well as other sites such as Castellterçol, where pro-Hapsburg i Patrimoni Cultural / Josep Giribet, Arxiu Municipal Sant Boi de Llobregat / Munt i l’Obac Natural Park. The active tourism opportunities in Carles Serret, MHC / Pepo Segura, Consorci del Turó de la Seu Vella de Lleida visit to this site provides an opportunity to stroll around the area can view the impressive fields of L’Alta Anoia. In an adjoining in Catalan, and the king’s castle or heroes were born. The artworks to be found here include the suda. Following the Bourbon impressive Baroque altarpieces and portal of the Church of the area include climbing to the top of El Montcau or following / Antoni Benavente, Albert Cristòfol, MHC / Pep Parer, Fundació Institut and to enjoy the impressive views and the natural surroundings. outbuilding, an audio-visual presentation explains the Battle of Català de la Cuina i la Cultura Gastronòmica. victory in the War of the Spanish Santa Maria d’Oló. To complete your visit, sample the fabulous the routes for walkers and mountain bikers. It is also well worth Els Prats de Rei. In the same complex, there is the Church of Printed by: EADOP In Cardona, you can tour the old centre or learn about the Sant Andreu, a Romanesque edifice that was rebuilt in the 18th Succession, the entire hill was wines produced in the area of the Pla de Bages designation of sampling wines from the region of the Pla de Bages designation DL: B. 27207-2013 salt industry in the Salt Mountain Cultural Park. 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