Hotel Les Brases' blog

new post 09/09/2025

Romanesque art between mountains and nature

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an old stone church with a cross on the roof stands in the middle of a green field.
A group of people are skiing at a ski resort with snow-covered mountains in the background.

Good start to the season at the ski resorts in the Lleida Pyrenees

The ski resorts in the Lleida Pyrenees have brought forward the start of the 2013-14 season to November 23rd and plan to have the...
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A woman in a bikini stands in a pool at a spa.

Wellness and well-being in Pallars Sobirà

Many medical studies have indicated that simply being at an altitude of 1,500 meters above sea level provides...
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an old stone church is surrounded by trees and grass.

Pallars Sobirà San Pedro de Burgalés

Rosa Planell Grau and Miquel Pujol Muro were following one of our favorite hobbies: discovering places that were unknown to us, searching...
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a group of soldiers are sitting in a trench.

The fortifications of Vilamur

On March 9, 1938, in the midst of the Spanish Civil War, Franco's army launched a major offensive that resulted in the sinking of the...
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a small town on the side of a mountain with the number 3 in the background

The Romanesque in the Sobirá pallars (Vall Farrera Route)

Not all routes need to include some of these buildings that would justify a visit in and of themselves. The Catalan Pyrenees hide, far from...
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Two wicker baskets full of mushrooms are sitting on the grass.

A good mushroom season is expected in the Lleida Pyrenees.

The August rains have helped bring forward the campaign. In the Catalan Pyrenees, such as Pallars Sobirà, Pallars Jussà, and Val d'Aran, harvests have been...
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