Romanesque

Can we advise for a cultural activity? The visit to the Romanesque churches of the Vall de Boí declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it is one of the pure and consistent example of Romanesque art in a virtually untouched rural setting, obligatory visit of our guests.

The churches, part of the World Heritage, are nine, and are spread among the towns of the Vall de Boi, from Barruera, Durro, to Erill la Vall. Here we leave a link with opening time and tickets.

Our special weakness is the church of Sant Climent de Tahull. Maybe it’s your basilical plan, three naves separated by rows of columns or perhaps its magnificent bell-tower with six flats that makes it special. The interior wall paintings have been moved to the National Museum of Catalan Art to protect them and keep them, no doubt, but still remains some original paintings.

Included in the visit to Sant Climent de Tahull, we strongly recommend you the Mapping of Sant Climent, an innovative presentation video mapping that recreates the original paintings of the major apse. The original painting dates from the twelfth century and now are kept in the National Museum of Catalan Art, located in Barcelona (MNAC). It’s really interesting to see how the image projected on the walls fits perfectly with the original paintings. The video mapping shows how would be the church of Sant Climent of Taüll in s. The XIIth, presenting the paintings integrated to the own architecture of the building

The Pantocrator, you will see in the Mapping represents the manifestation of God. He has, in its back, the letters A and Omega, which are the symbols of the beginning and the end. With his right hand, his attitude is to bless, while the left hand holds the book of scripture. In this book you can read “Ego sum lux mundi” meaning “I am the light.”