A stroll around... Tiurana

Pilgrim's fire

Romanesque...

 

Church of Sant Ermengol, 11th
A single-nave building with semicircular barrel vault. The western façade features a double window with a capital and column. The door faces south.
Location: on top of a range of hills, before reaching to the town of Tiurana.
Information and visits: free visit.

 

Medieval sarcophagus, 13-14th 
andstone, comprising a rectangular box or ossuary with a sloped cover. Sculpted decoration on its front face and on one of the cover angles.
Location: In the cemetery of the village of Tiurana.
Information and visits: free visit and guided visits: Saturdays at 12.30 p.m. and Sundays at 1.00 p.m.

 

Other periods...

 

 

Parish church of Sant Pere, 16th
Despite the construction of Rialb Reservoir, it was possible to move the church’s façade. Late Gothic, the keystone of which dates it from 1545. A four-eyed bell gable, semicircular voussoir door and central bull’s eye were built over the frontispiece. It was restored in 1980.
Location: in the village of Tiurana, next to the cemetery.
Information and visits: free visit and guided visits: Saturdays at 12.30 p.m. and Sundays at 1.00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

Church of the Mare de Déu de Solés, 16th
With standard dimensions and a nave decorated with Baroque-style paintings and main altar.
Location: In the village of Tiurana.
Information and visits: free visit and guided visits: Saturdays at 12.30 p.m. and Sundays at 1.00 p.m. 

 

 

 

Font d'en Christian Tobin (Fountain by Christian Tobin)
The fountain symbolises the spirit of village families to rebuild after the destruction of the old village.
Location: in the centre of the village of Tiurana.
Information and visits: free visit and guided visits: Saturdays at 12.30 p.m. and Sundays at 1.00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pilgrim's fire
This symbolises the gratitude of the people of Tiurana to its visitors.
Location: upon entry to the village of Tiurana.
Information and visits: free visit and guided visits: Saturdays at 12.30 p.m. and Sundays at 1.00 p.m.