Sant Martí de Tous: Castle, Architecture and Nature

If you are looking for a hotel in Sant Martí de Tous, architectural history, landscape and festival dates can offer different starting points for planning your stay. The local character ranges from medieval buildings and dry-stone structures to recurring events. The key is whether you want to connect your trip more with architecture, nature or a particular festival date.

Castle and architectural history

Castell de Tous has been documented since 960. It can be considered a late-medieval castle in the Gothic style; alterations in the 14th century gave it much of its present-day appearance. The keep is crowned with battlements. The castle thus brings together an early written record and a later design – two different perspectives on the same building.

Carrer de les Voltes consists of two covered sections formed by round arches and buildings erected later. The street is protected as a Cultural Asset of Local Interest (BCIL). The parish church of Sant Martí de Tous was built in 1892 over the earlier Gothic church. It retains remnants of the previous building, including a twin-arched window with multilobed pointed arches and the bell tower staircase. Santa Maria de la Roqueta de Fiol is another historical landmark: the church is documented in 1079.

The Centre Moral has a record of a different use: it was inaugurated on 11 November 1910. At the time, a food cooperative occupied the ground floor and a café-theatre was on the first floor. The architectural history therefore encompasses religious and fortified buildings as well as a place with cooperative and cultural uses in its original form.

Dry-stone heritage and nature

The extensive dry-stone heritage includes huts, walls, cisterns, wells and ditches; there are also water channels, a fountain and the remains of ovens. The subject thus encompasses not only a range of structures but also water installations and traces of earlier uses.

La Fou is a waterfall of geomorphological, hydrological and palaeontological interest. Its surroundings feature numerous rock shelters and caves, including Cova del Diable. Those interested in natural formations will find a different focus here than among the buildings. The Serra de Miralles-Queralt can be explored via a network of tracks and paths, with several routes to choose from; the paths are another distinct aspect of the landscape.

Cultural activities and routes

Tous és Llegenda is an audio-guided tour that you can take using a mobile device, without booking in advance. The tour explores a cultural theme. Its route should not be confused with the network of paths in the Serra: there, the focus is on several routes along tracks and paths; here, it is an audio-guided tour.

Festivals and dates for planning your trip

The Festa Major de Tous takes place on the second weekend of November, around the feast day of Saint Martin on 11 November. The Ball de Faixes is performed every year during the Festa Major and at other special events. If you want to plan your stay around these dates, check the current programme before travelling.

The Aplec de Sentfores takes place on Easter Monday and features Sardana dancing and skittles. Check the date of the particular edition before using it as a fixed point of reference for your trip planning. The Caminada Popular takes place every year on the second Sunday in May and usually covers around 10 kilometres on roads and paths. The approximate distance offers a guide for planning; check the current edition before travelling.

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