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The Claramunt Tower
• Region: Anoia
• Population: 3707
• Area 15 km2
Visiting the town of Torre de Claramunt reveals a municipality of cquiet alles with low and small houses
gardens, with scattered nuclei they give you clues about their great medieval historical past.
gardens, with scattered nuclei they give you clues about their great medieval historical past.
Claramunt Tower deserves the visits of its castle, two unique Romanesque churches and an enviable natural environment. Its roots lie in its watchtower of the XNUMXth century, construction of the lords of Claramunt, near the Castillo de la Pobla de Claramunt, and which will later go from Torre to Castillo where the Lords moved to live. Around the Tower is where a small population center begins to form and in the rural surroundings farmhouses and small hermitages are built. Another characteristic of Torre de Claramunt is its industrial past on paper around its laugh of Carmen y winery, what marks in its territory and multiple landscape Vineyard barracks in the shape of stone cabins, lime kilns, old mills, etc ... Another detail that we will find if we enter its roads and forests are some ccaves and prehistoric archaeological sites such as the Cueva de Sant Cosme, Mas Rossinyol or the Pla de les Sitges del Camaró, etc ...
What to see and what to do
Claramunt Tower Castle
At the end of the XNUMXth century, a tower was erected on a hill located at the end of the term of Claramunt. From this point, visual control of the valley of the Arroyo del Carmen and the road to Penedès was gained. Over time, the initial tower expanded, and the town grew under the shelter of the hill.
The Castle of Torre de Claramunt has a hexagonal floor plan, and consists of a ground floor and three floors. The space is articulated around three patios. This complex structure reflects the succession of reforms and extensions that has been carried out at various times. Outside, in front of the east façade there is a section of the moat that should have surrounded the castle. Also preserved is the church of San Juan Bautista, originally Romanesque in style, which was surely part of the castle's original enclosure. The Tower had been since its construction within the orbit of the lords of Claramunt, who resided in the castle that bears their name in the Poble de Claramunt. However, in 1306, the Claramunt ceded their rights to the castle to the Cardona, and they moved to the Claramunt Tower, thus turning the Tower into a Castle. In 1318 they also gave up their rights to the Tower in favor of the Cardona, and they remained as mere castlans. In the XNUMXth century, however, the Cardona restored their jurisdictional rights. The castle is still the property and place of residence of the descendants of the Claramunt.
Next to the castle you will find the pmunicipal offices, in summer a delight to take a dip and eat at their restaurant. And outside at the entrance, there is a garden with a pond next to a stone hut located in the parking lot, in front of the sports center and social center.
The Castle of Torre de Claramunt has a hexagonal floor plan, and consists of a ground floor and three floors. The space is articulated around three patios. This complex structure reflects the succession of reforms and extensions that has been carried out at various times. Outside, in front of the east façade there is a section of the moat that should have surrounded the castle. Also preserved is the church of San Juan Bautista, originally Romanesque in style, which was surely part of the castle's original enclosure. The Tower had been since its construction within the orbit of the lords of Claramunt, who resided in the castle that bears their name in the Poble de Claramunt. However, in 1306, the Claramunt ceded their rights to the castle to the Cardona, and they moved to the Claramunt Tower, thus turning the Tower into a Castle. In 1318 they also gave up their rights to the Tower in favor of the Cardona, and they remained as mere castlans. In the XNUMXth century, however, the Cardona restored their jurisdictional rights. The castle is still the property and place of residence of the descendants of the Claramunt.
Next to the castle you will find the pmunicipal offices, in summer a delight to take a dip and eat at their restaurant. And outside at the entrance, there is a garden with a pond next to a stone hut located in the parking lot, in front of the sports center and social center.Views: While the owners live in the castle it is difficult to visit it. Therefore, the departure must be planned beforehand. The next guided tours will be on the next Saturdays in December with four shifts; at 10:00 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. People interested in taking the guided tour can reserve their place by calling 635922384 or through the web www.anoiapatrimoni.cat. Price: 5 €
ADIEX where you can walk around the castle:https://www.youtube.com/embed/AypVrw6SRBI?v=AypVrw6SRBI&autoplay=1&width=640&height=360
Romanesque church of Sant Joan de la Torre
It is documented from 1157 and, given its location, next to the castle, it must have been built for the religious service of its tenants. Until 1868 it was a suffragan of the parish of Santa María de Calramunt. The old Romanesque building was replaced by a new baroque temple towards the first half of the 1790th century. The bell tower was completed in XNUMX. It has a basilica plan, with side chapels, a baptistery and a heart. Before the main altar is the sepulcher where the lords of the Tower were buried and in the nave those of some important families, such as the Guarro, the Romero or the Tort.
Views: contact the rector by phone at 646796092
Romanesque church of Sant Salvador d'Espoia
It is a late Romanesque construction from the mid-1966th century, with a single nave. The original structure has undergone numerous reforms. Between 1982 and XNUMX the building was completely restored.
Views: Your visit is outside and free
Pla de Sitges del Camaró
This archaeological site, cut by the BV-2134 road, which connects the urban core of La Torre de Claramunt with the C-244 road from Igualada in Sitges. It is a field of silos excavated in the travertine, of round and ovoid shapes, some of them communicated with each other, with a cabin bottom and a burial site from the XNUMXth-XNUMXth centuries excavated prior to the cut made by the cockpit. The materials collected at the site correspond to Iberian ceramics, Roman tile and dolium, and early medieval gray ceramics, which suggests a place of habitat with a long tradition due to its privileged location near an important communication route.
The most unique aspect is the type of material where these silos were excavated, travertine, which has allowed their conservation and reuse at various times in prehistory and history and makes them truly unique archaeological elements.
Views: Your visit is outside and free
Archaeological routes, stone barracks, archaeological sites on foot or by mountain bike
There are multiple routes around the municipality where you can see the various stone barracks, archaeological sites, caves and other corners of scenic beauty.
Choose your route, according to your physical conditions and interests. From wikiloc we leave you a few:
Views: You can take advantage of the guided tour that they do at the festival of the Pot of Pícaro and the Cazuela de viña on the second Sunday of November.
Fairs and parties
There are different festivals in the municipality and its different nuclei, which you can take advantage of to enjoy them and to learn more about their traditions and stories.
Caramelles in Vilanova de Espoia at Easter (Easter Sunday).
About thirty caramellaire singers go around the town singing and dancing as tradition marks. The meeting point is the Vilanova de Espoia Cultural Recreation Center. Throughout the tour, the caramellaires carry two bars, one with a basket and the other with a Catalan doll with a bouquet that they offer in each house in memory of the stay and that the spectator thanks them with a donation.
Main Festival of La Torre de Claramunt
June 24 in honor of Saint John the Baptist. The big party of the municipality that has activities of all kinds.
Feast of the Picaro Pot and the Vine Casserole,
The second Sunday of November. It is a festival of ethnographic character and recovery of the peasant tradition of the Torre de Claramunt.
The second Sunday of November. It is a festival of ethnographic character and recovery of the peasant tradition of the Torre de Claramunt.
The party has traditional music, a craft fair, recreational activities for children, etc.
Normally, in the morning a guided excursion is organized along the "vineyard barracks route", although they exist, as well as the possibility of visiting the restoration works of the Romanesque church of St. Salvador de Vilanova de Espoia.
For more information about the festivities and the municipality you can consult the City Council page:
Tips for visiting the municipality
General:
- The municipality can be visited in a morning or a whole day if you want to do a route through its trails.
- If you want to visit the castle inside or a church, plan the trip and book a visit in advance on the phones indicated above.
- Take advantage if you go on the weekend to visit the castle of La Pobla de Claramunt.
- The municipality can be visited in a morning or a whole day if you want to do a route through its trails.
- If you want to visit the castle inside or a church, plan the trip and book a visit in advance on the phones indicated above.
- Take advantage if you go on the weekend to visit the castle of La Pobla de Claramunt.
Specific if you travel with children:
- In summer, a great attraction for children are the municipal swimming pools, next to the castle.
Specific if you travel with dogs:
- In general, no monument can be visited with your dog.
Specific if you travel with a motorhome:
- To spend the night you can do it in a pine forest that is at the entrance of the municipality, before the polygon, where some motorhomes stop and spend the night and from where roads and routes leave or park on any street in the center to touch the castle. There is a parking lot in the castle and swimming pools that is flat and perfect, but due to the width of the door it is fair, but in any surrounding street you can park and stay overnight without problem.
– Another alternative if you go with children is to spend the night in the parking lot with swings in La Pobla de Claramunt.
Photographs of the municipality
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Other places of interest nearby
The Pobla de Claramunt
Capellades
Carme
Igualada
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