In Llerona, several historic buildings and routes with different layouts lead to different sides of the town. Santa Maria de Llerona combines a long parish history with a fortified medieval building; chapels preserve further traces from different centuries. This gives you three main areas to focus on when planning: architectural history, routes or event dates.
Santa Maria and its layers of history
The parish of Santa Maria de Llerona has been documented since the 10th century. The present building is a fortified medieval structure with two rectangular towers dating from the 15th century. Santa Maria also preserves an older Romanesque portal and is designated a Bé Cultural d'Interès Nacional (BCIN). The details point to different layers of history: the parish's history reaches far back, while the towers and portal each offer their own architectural clues.
The architectural heritage route leads to the Roman-era remains preserved in Llerona's parish church and ends at the chapel of Sant Iscle i Santa Victòria. This route focuses on Roman remains in the church and a chapel as its final stop.
Chapels and local history
Sant Iscle de Llerona once served as a parish, like Santa Maria. Around 1200, the parish priest moved there to live. Sant Iscle is surrounded by fields and lies a short distance from Can Guilla. Its historic role as a parish and its rural setting offer two distinct ways to include this part of the area in an exploration of Llerona's history.
The chapels also offer specific clues to their respective pasts. The chapel of Santa Digna was altered and rebuilt in the 16th century. The private chapel of Can Santa Digna is a Romanesque building documented since the 12th century. At Santa Margarida, a different date can be read directly on the door: the year 1827 is engraved on the door of the chapel, which stands outside the grounds of the Can MĂ rgens farmhouse.
The chapel of Can Riembau dates from the 18th century and has a small apse. The chapel of Mare de DĂ©u del Roser is located on the threshing floor of the Can Rovira de Villar farmhouse; Mass was celebrated there weekly in the past. These details cannot be brought together into a single building history: they range from a Romanesque building and a small apse to an engraved year and former use for Mass.
Routes with different focuses
La ruta verda (the Green Route) of the municipality of les Franqueses del Vallès is a 16-kilometre circular route. It can be started in any district of the municipality and completed on foot, by bicycle or on horseback. Vertical signs along the route mark the municipality's farmhouses, as well as churches, the town hall and the Torre de Seva as points of tourist interest. The path climbs gradually towards Turó de les Mentides; from there, the route offers expansive views.
In its described form, La ruta verda differs from the architectural heritage route: it is a circular route with a stated length and several ways to get around, while the architectural heritage route leads to the Roman remains in the parish church and ends at a chapel. A cultural route for cycling and mountain biking leads to Santa Maria de Llerona and the sites of historical remembrance in Rosanes. A branch route from Llerona leads to the Rosanes airfield.
Event dates for planning your trip
The Festa Major de Llerona takes place around 11 September. The Festa de la Mongeta del Ganxet takes place in Llerona in late November. The dates are therefore well apart and can provide different time anchors for a visit. If you want to plan your trip around one of the festivals, check the specific event date in advance.
If you are looking for a holiday rental in Llerona, you can plan your visit around architectural history, a route or an event date. For routes, it is worth noting their respective focus: a circular route and a route with designated destinations are different ways to plan, and the modes of transport described apply to the specific route they are listed for.
Discover more destinations: Santa Eugènia De Berga, Argentona, Molins De Rei, Campins, Canet De Mar, L'ametlla Del Vallès, Ca l'Avi, Sant Llorenç Savall.
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