The Catalan cordillera is cut by deep, often isolated valleys (Arán, Ripagorce, Pallars, Alt Urgel, Ripollès, Garrotxa and Ampurdan). The region's seclusion encouraged the development of local art, visible in the churches of the Boí valley, the monas..

The Romanesque style Church (10C and 12C) is a true architectural gem; it has a semi circular apse decorated with Lombardy blind arches and an elegant four-storey belfry. Inside there is a magnificent 12C Christ in Majesty , a long sculpture in th..